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Title: The Spirit and the Word
A Treatise on the Holy Spirit in the Light of a Rational
Interpretation of the Word of Truth

Author: Zachary Taylor Sweeney

Release Date: February 10, 2005 [EBook #15011]

Language: English

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THE SPIRIT AND THE WORD

_A Treatise on the Holy Spirit in the Light
of a Rational Interpretation of
the Word of Truth_

_By Z. T. SWEENEY_

GOSPEL ADVOCATE COMPANY
Nashville, Tennessee

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE
INTRODUCTION 5

I
THE SPIRIT AND THE OLD TESTAMENT 9

II
THE SPIRIT AND THE NEW TESTAMENT 15

III
THE PERSONALITY AND DIVINITY OF THE
SPIRIT 35

IV
THE SPIRIT AND JOHN THE BAPTIST 43

V
THE SPIRIT AND JESUS 53

VI
THE SPIRIT AND THE APOSTLES 65

VII
THE SPIRIT AND THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH 81

VIII
THE SPIRIT AND THE WORLD 98

IX
THE SPIRIT AND CHRISTIANS 117

X
THE PARTING WORD 141

INTRODUCTION

Christianity is differentiated from all the other religions by the fact
that it offers its followers a spiritual dynamic in living up to its
precepts. That dynamic is the Holy Spirit, that sets the word of God on
fire, warms the church from coldness to enthusiasm, and strengthens the
Christian with a power not his own in the great battle between the flesh
and the spirit.

Christianity is unique in making this offer. No other religion has any
equivalent for it. The Holy Spirit is not obtained from the deductions
of logic, the conclusions of philosophy nor from the investigations of
science. All these are as silent as the grave regarding his presence and
potency.

It is solely and distinctly a matter of divine revelation. It is not my
purpose, therefore, to view this subject in the light of philosophic
induction, logical deduction nor scientific inve