California megachurch pastor Greg Laurie taught his congregation about the role of the Holy Spirit in a believer’s life, and also explained what the Bible means by the unforgivable sin of blaspheming against the Holy Spirit.
It’s a little tricky to wrap our minds around God as the Holy Spirit, Laurie, the senior pastor of the California-based Harvest Christian Fellowship, said in a message titled, “The Holy Spirit and You.”
He said the Holy Spirit, who is co-equal with God the Father and God the Son, has a distinct personality and is God.
The Bible says we can grieve the Holy Spirit, he added. Only a person close to you can be grieved by you, he pointed out, and said the Holy Spirit is not an “it” or a “force.” He has intellect, will and emotion.
Why did the Holy Spirit come?
The pastor read out John 14:16-17, “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.”
The original word for “Helper,” as used in the passage, means an advocate or a new…
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