Featured The Holy Spirit in The Book of Acts

Your anti-Sovereign Grace obsession causes you to imagine a Calvinist hiding behind every bush. TULIP was not even on my mind, only 'The Holy Spirit in The Book of Acts'.

 

Jesus sent the Holy Spirit in His own place as Teacher. (not Savior). I believe that when abilities have been given out to various members of a congregation, from pastor to deacon to financial officer to cleaning person, it was the Holy Spirit who gave them. Same with healings, etc.

 

Lets just stick to discussing the person of the Holy Spirit, as He is much neglected today, as He is "apparently" only operating in charasmatic churches and circles, which we know is is not true, as their theology did not come from him!

 

I agree.

I agree here, as well, and I see that He is the 3rd Person of the Godhead, as found here:

" And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." ( Genesis 1:26 ).

" For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" ( Romans 1:20 ).

" This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one." ( 1 John 5:6-8 ).

I agree.

I see that the Holy Spirit here is "Him" and the Lord Jesus describes Him as the Comforter, and is not an "impersonal force", but is indeed God the Spirit as I see 1 John 5 showing.

 

I think that he brings it up as he understands it ( which you refer to as "the Reformed context" ), which is your right, IMO.
His right, which I understand in the context of the rules of this site, is to conduct himself so as not to break those rules while also bringing up his beliefs about what he sees the Bible teaching.

Personally, I can see it being understood as meaning the "non-elect" because of what the entire passage states.
The Holy Spirit reproves the world of sin, and the passage goes on to say that that reproof is done because they ( the world ) does not believe.

"Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9 of sin, because they believe not on me;
10 of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
11 of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged." ( John 16:7-11 ).

In the above I see that "the world" here is all men outside of Christ, and not "the world" of the "whosoever believeth" as I see John 3:15-16 and 2 Corinthians 5:19 saying.
I also see that "reprove" ( how the AV translates it ) and "convict" ( how some others translate it ) mean:

Reprove:
"reprimand or censure (someone).
"he was reproved for obscenity"

Convict:
" declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law."

and not:
" to convince, ( supernaturally and spiritually ) of error or sinfulness".