When the Spirit Descends / Paulsen, Jan / (PB/1977-1977/B+/USED)

*Condition Note: Book is gently used with very minor cover wear and is clean inside.*

Some view Christianity in terms of a set of formal doctrinal statements, with little tolerance for charismatic experience; others see it as a dynamic emotion to be freed from the shackles of dogma. Is there a middle ground between sterile orthodoxy and shallow revivalism? Many of the answers are found in Jan Paulsen's study of the "neglected person of the Godhead."
Paulsen wrestles with such questions as How should we understand the Trinity? Is the Holy Spirit a gift yet to be poured out in its fulness? What about charismatic phenomena, such as tongues speaking? Have some of them been withdrawn from the church? Does the baptism of the Spirit accompany water baptism or come later? How does the Spirit relate to justification? How do we avoid the ultimate sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? And finally, how can we be sure that we have the Holy Spirit?
Paulsen argues that the stages of the coming of the Spirit in the Gospels and Acts represent an unrepeatable history that is not reenacted in the life of every believer. He views seeking the Spirit for His astray by Spirit enthusiasts who are doing for the Spirit for His own sake as an "aberration. Many a sincere seeker... may be led astray by Spirit enthusiasts who are doing for the Spirit what the Spirit does not seek for Himself." Yet the Holy Spirit "is no once for all deposit at the beginning of the Christian walk. We need to keep coming back for more.".

CONTENTS 

Preface
Introduction
The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament
The Holy Spirit in the Life of Jesus
The Place of the Holy Spirit in the Teachings of Jesus
Pentecost: The Beginning of a New Era
The Gift and the Gifts of the Spirit
The Spirit's Points of Entry
Growing in the Spirit
The Holy Spirit and the World
Appendix

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