The New Covenant Ministry of the Holy Spirit

by Larry Pettegrew

He is our Helper, Comforter, and Counselor, and without Him we cannot live the Christian life. Yet His role in believers lives is at the heart of one of the church s most difficult and controversial issues. It's significantly easier to recognize that the Day of Pentecost changed the role of the Holy Spirit in the lives of God s people than to clearly identify how that role changed. At times the biblical data seems puzzling, and scholars have often confused the scriptural teaching about the Holy Spirit by isolating Bible verses from their context and elevating experience over doctrine. In this revised edition of The New Covenant Ministry of the Holy Spirit, Larry Pettegrew does thorough and careful exegesis to build an accurate and meaningful biblical theology of the Holy Spirit. The author is also careful to emphasize genuine spirituality by including a discussion of the filling, fruit, and gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Genres: Theology

282 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2013

Reviews

[Nate Bate · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a niche book with how it covers the ministry of the Holy Spirit, and within that niche, it is very thorough. I found myself wishing it spent more time on the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer. That topic was a brief chapter at the end, and it felt like an afterthought. The main focus of the book, the New Covenant as the title intimates, is thoroughly dealt with, and I appreciate this about the book. Charismatic theology is also extensively interacted with as it is a natural consideration when the New Covenant and what that means is being studied. If you like to dig deep into theology, then this book needs to be on your shelf.

[Samuel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent treatise on pneumatology. Pettegrew does an excellent job walking through the Holy Spirit’s ministry throughout Scripture, especially in the book of Acts. He gives all sides of a theological dispute their fair turn, while not holding back all the strengths and weaknesses of each viewpoint.