I’m neither Quix nor a Pentecostal, but as someone who’s beliefs match up with his fairly well, despite my status as a Freewill Baptist, I can say that I/we view it as nothing more than speaking to the Third Person of the Trinity and therefore right and good.
Granted, there’s a certain way of doing so, a protocol if you will, as the Spirit is not the Father or the Son and has His specific place and portion in our lives which is different than the Father’s or Son’s portions.
For example, just as the Father wills something to be done and the Son makes it possible, the Spirit guides us in doing it. It would be misguided, therefore, to ask the Spirit what the Father’s will is or to thank the Spirit for the Son’s redemption of us, but not misguided at all to acknowledge the Spirit’s work in our lives to guide us in the Father’s will or remind us of our redemption by the Son.
Does that make sense?
Extremely well put, imho.
Thx.
Not to me, it doesn't.
Deut.6 [4] Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
and...
Mark.12 [29] And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
Yes, the Spirit works in our lives. But do you pray to the Holy Spirit?
There is no warrant in the scriptures for prayers to anyone other than God the Father. "
Well, they also consider Pentecostals and Methodists to be damnable heretics in any case.