Holy Spirit

"The work of the Comforter is to glorify Christ. So any spirit that claims to be of Christ and does not seek to glorigy that Christ who spoke to his apostles is clearly a false spirit."

-John Owen, Communion With God, Pg. 180

Faith & The Holy Spirit

"Faith deals especially with the Holy Spirit. Faith considers the promises themselves, looks up to the Spirit and waits for the Spirit to bring life and comfort into them. No sooner does the soul begin to feel the life of a promise warming his heart, freeing him from fear, worries and troubles, than it may know, and it ought to know, that teh Holy Spirit is doing his work. This will add to the believer's joy and lead him into deeper fellowship with the Holy Spirit."

-John Owen, Communion With God, Pg.180

Holy Spirit

"While he was with them, what little effect his promises had on their hearts! But when the Spirit came, how full of joy did he make all things to them. He brings the promises of Christ to our minds and hearts to comfort us, to bring us the joy of them and that far beyond the joy the diciples found in them when Christ spoke to them on earth. THe gracious influences of the promises were then restrained so that eh dispensation of the Spirit might be seen to be more glorious that that of the giving of the law."

-John Owen, Communion With God, Pg. 178

Holy Spirit

"Whereas the Spirit of sanctification dwells in us always and therefore it is impossible for us to utterly lose our holiness, the Spirit as comforter and helper does not seem to abide with us always."

-John Owen, Communion With God, Pg. 174

Praying for The Holy Spirit

"Praying for the Holy Spirit is the most important work faith has to do in this world."

-John Owen, Communion With God, Pg. 173

Holy Spirit

"No other sin is considered to be as rebellious as is the sin of rejecting the Holy Spirit. it is considered to be the height of rebellion to reject the Holy Spirit, because he comes in the name and authority of the Father and the Son from whom and by whom he is sent. Therefore, to sin against him is to sin against the whole authority of God, all the love of the Trinity and all the utmost willingness of each person of the Godhead to take the place and office appointed him for our salvation. To reject the Spirit is to reject the love of the Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit."

-John Owen, Communion With God, Pg. 171-172

Salvation & The Holy Spirit

"The order of persons in the work of salvation is, firstly, the Father and his loving purpose to send the Spirit. Then we have the asking of the Son, which is folled by the willing proceeding of the Holy Spirit."

-John Owen, Communion With God, Pg. 170