[Dr. Eckleburg]

Hi, Q. I think Calvinists believe the Holy Spirit primarily speaks through Scripture. But no Calvinist would deny the Holy Spirit can and does do anything it wants to do regarding men and faith. Our hearts and eyes and ears are opened to God by the Holy Spirit; our minds are quickened to understanding His word by the Holy Spirit; our paths are directed by the Holy Spirit.

I agree with you that modern times have all but ignored the Holy Spirit and this is a grave error. I think the great arena of apostasy in the 21st century is an outright denial of the Trinity. We see it all the time from a variety of voices. And to relegate the Holy Spirit to an after-thought is just giving up the game before it's over.

[HarleyD]

One of the great truths that I have learned of the Holy Spirit is that He DOES work through the scriptures. Why do we want to see any other kind of miracle? We should be speaking the word boldly and trust God that His word will not return void. If we see a person accept Christ, isn't that a glorious rebirthing process by which all the angels in heaven rejoice? It is all done through the Holy Spirit by God's word, right before our eyes. We don't need miracles, healings, or anything else. All we need is the word of God to see His miracles.

I will caveat all of this in that God sometimes intervenes in other ways, but it is always to draw us to His scriptures where He can instill us with His faith through His Spirit.

[Quix]

Excellent points.

Thanks thanks.

Blessed to read that we may not be as far apart as was thought on such scores.