The Work of the Holy Spirit - Christian Classics Ethereal

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The Work of the Holy Spirit
Author(s): Kuyper, Abraham (1837-1920)
Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Description: "Even though we honor the Father and believe on the Son,
how little do we live in the Holy Spirit!" Throughout the history
of the Christian tradition, the Holy Spirit has been one of the
most elusive aspects of the faith. During Kuyper's time, very
little attention had been given to the person and works of the
Holy Spirit. Kuyper recognized this void, and as the editor of
the weekly religious publication entitled The Herald, Kuyper
dedicated approximately one hundred short entries to the
works of the Holy Spirit.The Work of the Holy Spirit is a
compilation of these entries organized into three Volumes.
Volume One addresses the influence of the Holy Spirit in the
Church as a whole, while Volumes Two and Three focus on
the works of the Holy Spirit in the individual. Kuyper's entries
provide a comprehensive study of the Holy Spirit, exploring
in detail how the Holy Spirit sanctifies both the Church and
its members.
Emmalon Davis
CCEL Staff Writer
Subjects: Christian Denominations
Protestantism
Post-Reformation
Other Protestant denominations
Reformed or Calvinistic Churches
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Contents
Title Page 1
Preface of the Author 2
Explanatory notes to the American edition 6
Introductory Note 14
Preface of the Author 27
Volume One: The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Church as a Whole 28
First Chapter. Introduction 29
I. Careful Treatment Required 30
II. Two Standpoints. 34
III. The indwelling and outgoing works of God. 38
IV. The work of the Holy Spirit distinguished. 42
Second Chapter. The Creation 45
V. The principle of life in the creature 46
VI. The Host of Heaven and of Earth. 50
VII. The Creaturely Man 54
VIII. Gifts and Talents 58
Third chapter. Re-Creation. 62
IX. Creation and Re-Creation 63
X. Organic and Individual 67
XI. The Church Before and After Christ 71
Fourth Chapter. The Holy Scripture of the Old Testament 74
XII. The Holy Scripture 75
XIII. The Scripture a Necessity 78
XIV. The Revelation to Which the Scripture of the Old Testament Owes Its 82
Existence
XV. The Revelation of the Old Testament in Writing 86
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XVI. Inspiration 89
Fifth Chapter. The Incarnation of the Word. 93
XVII. Like One of Us 94
XVIII. Guiltless and Without Sin. 98
XIX. The Holy Spirit in the Mystery of the Incarnation 101
Sixth Chapter. The Mediator. 105
XX. The Holy Spirit in the Mediator 106
XXI. Not Like unto Us 109
XXII. The Holy Spirit in the Passion of Christ 113
XXIII. The Holy Spirit in the Glorified Christ 117
Seventh Chapter. The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit 121
XXIV. The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit 122
XXV. The Holy Spirit in the New Testament Other than in the Old 126
XXVI. Israel and the Nations 131
XXVII. The Signs of Pentecost 135
XXVIII. The Miracle of Tongues 139
Eighth Chapter. The Apostolate 144
XXIX. The Apostolate 145
XXX. The Apostolic Scriptures 150
XXXI. Apostolic Inspiration 154
XXXII. Apostles To-Day? 158
Ninth Chapter. The Holy Scriptures in the New Testament 162
XXXIII. The Holy Scriptures in the New Testament 163
XXXIV. The Need of the New Testament Scripture 167
XXXV. The Character of the New Testament Scripture 171
Tenth Chapter. The Church of Christ 175
XXXVI. The Church of Christ 176
XXXVII. Spiritual Gifts 180
XXXVIII. The Ministry of the Word 184
XXXIX. The Government of the Church 189
Volume Two. The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Individual 193
First Chapter. Introduction 194
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I. The Man to be Wrought upon. 195
II. The Work of Grace a Unit. 198
III. Analysis Necessary 202
IV. Image and Likeness 206
V. Original Righteousness 209
VI. Rome, Socinus, Arminius, Calvin 213
VII. The Neo-Kohlbruggians 217
VIII. After the Scripture 223
IX. The Image of God in Man 227
X. Adam Not Innocent, but Holy 231
Second Chapter. The Sinner to be Wrought Upon 235
XI. Sin Not Material 236
XII. Sin Not a Mere Negation 241
XIII. Sin a Power in Reversed Action 245
XIV. Our Guilt 249
XV. Our Unrighteousness 253
XVI. Our Death. 257
Third Chapter. Preparatory Grace 261
XVII. What Is It? 262
XVIII. What It Is Not. 266
Fourth Chapter. Regeneration 270
XIX. Old and New Terminology 271
XX. Its Course 275
XXI. Regeneration the Work of God. 279
XXII. The Work of Regeneration. 284
XXIII. Regeneration and Faith. 288
XXIV. Implanting in Christ 293
XXV. Not a Divine-Human Nature 297
XXVI. The Mystical Union with Immanuel 302
Fifth Chapter. Calling and Repentance 306
XXVII. The Calling of the Regenerate 307
XXVIII. The Coming of the Called 311
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XXIX. Conversion of All That Come 316
Sixth Chapter. Justification 320
XXX. Justification 321
XXXI. Our Status 326
XXXII. Justification from Eternity. 331
XXXIII. Certainty of Our Justification. 335
Seventh Chapter. Faith 340
XXXIV. Faith in General. 341
XXXV. Faith and Knowledge 345
XXXVI. Brakel and Comrie. 350
XXXVII. Faith and the Sacred Scriptures. 358
XXXVIII. The Faculty of Faith 362
XXXIX. Defective Learning 366
XL. Faith in the Saved Sinner Alone 372
XLI. Testimonies 376
Volume Three. The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Individual (Continued) 385
First Chapter. Sanctification 386
I. Sanctification 387
II. Sanctification Is a Mystery 390
III. Sanctification and Justification 394
IV. Sanctification and Justification (Continued) 397
V. Holy Raiment of One's Own Weaving 400
VI. Christ Our Sanctification 404
VII. Application of Sanctification 408
VIII. Sanctification in Fellowship with Immanuel 411
IX. Implanted Dispositions. 414
X. Perfect in Parts, Imperfect in Degrees. 417
XI. The Pietist and the Perfectionist. 421
XII. The Old Man and the New. 426
XIII. The Work of God in Our Work 430
XIV. The Person Sanctified 434
XV. Good Works 438
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XVI. Self-Denial 443
Second Chapter. LOVE 448
XVIII. Love in the Triune Being of God. 452
XIX. The Manifestation of Holy Love 455
XX. God the Holy Spirit the Love which Dwells in the Heart. 459
XXI.The Love of the Holy Spirit in Us. 463
XXII. Love and the Comforter. 467
XXIII. The Greatest of These is Love. 472
XXIV. Love in the Blessed Ones. 478
XXV. The Communion of Saints. 482
XXVI. The Communion of Goods. 487
XXVII. The Communion of Gifts. 492
XXVIII. The Suffering of Love. 496
XXIX. Love in the Old Covenant. 500
XXX. Organically One. 504
XXXI. The Hardening Operation of Love 508
XXXII. The Love Which Withers 512
XXXIII. The Hardening in the Sacred Scripture. 516
XXXIV. Temporary Hardening 520
XXXV. The Hardening of Nations 524
XXXVI. The Apostolic Love 528
XXXVII. The Sin Against the Holy Ghost 532
XXXVIII. Christ or Satan 536
Third Chapter. Prayer 540
XXXIX. The Essence of Prayer 541
XL. Prayer and the Consciousness 545
XLI. Prayer and the Unconverted 550
XLII. The Praer of the Regenerated 556
XLIII. Prayer for and with Each Other 561
Subject Index 566
Indexes 588
Index of Scripture References 589
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Index of Pages of the Print Edition 593
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Title Page
Title Page
THE WORK OF
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THE HOLY SPIRIT
BY
ABRAHAM KUYPER, D.D., LL.D
PROFESSOR OF SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM.
TRANSLATED FROM THE DUTCH WITH EXPLANATORY NOTES BY
REVEREND HENRI DE VRIES
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
PROFESSOR BENJAMIN B. WARFIELD, D.D., LL.D.
OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
WM. B. EERDMANS PUBLISHING CO.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
1946
COPYRIGHT, 1900 BY FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
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[Registered at Stationers’ Hall, London.]
Printed in the United States of America.
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