50 Days of Wisdom

There are terrible ways in which the Holy Spirit is dishonored in the name of evangelicalism today. And it's the Charismatic movement that sort of leads the parade on abusing, grieving, insulting, and even blaspheming the Holy Spirit. And it just seems to be an unbridled, relentless abuse that is heaped upon the Holy Spirit. The unpardonable sin that Jesus addressed in the Gospel of Matthew was attributing to Satan the works of the Holy Spirit. And I believe that today there is a reversal of that sin, which involves attributing the works of Satan to the Holy Spirit. This is rampant in our world, and the abuses are obvious for all of us to see. In fact, it's very popular today to say anything you want to say about the Holy Spirit, to assign to the Holy Spirit anything you wish to assign to Him to gain power over people. Dishonoring the Holy Spirit is now a kind of open sport. Yes, there have always been attacks of a theological nature coming from within the church on the Father and the Son. However, the attacks on the Holy Spirit are not identifiable as doctrinal. They're just relentless things that are blamed on the Holy Spirit of an experiential nature. The Charismatic movement has, in essence, rejected the true identity of the Holy Spirit, rejected the true, glorious work of the Holy Spirit, and substituted a false God. There is a false God identified as the Holy Spirit who is not the Holy Spirit; it's a God of the making of people in the church today. It's a golden calf; it's a misrepresentation of God the Spirit. And the movement freely ignores the truth about the Holy Spirit and with reckless license puts up an idol spirit in the house of God, blaspheming the Holy Spirit in His own name. There are so many illustrations of this that one can barely keep up with them. They have turned the Holy Spirit into the latest transformer toy. He can become whatever you want Him to be. They can attribute anything to the Holy Spirit, including whatever shape you want Him in, whatever comforts you, and whatever interests you, as well as whatever allows them to manipulate others for their own ends. This is a kind of blasphemy and insult. Whether it's a severe heresy regarding the Holy Spirit or some frivolous experience and misrepresentation, it is all unworthy of any true Christian and certainly inconsistent with what Scripture says. In any case, whatever the misrepresentation, whatever the untruth, it brings dishonor on the Holy Spirit, who's worthy of all honor and all praise and all glory. Therefore, we need to have a clear view of who the Holy Spirit is and what His ministry is so that we can worship Him in spirit and in truth. A proper understanding of the ministry of the Holy Spirit is necessary to worship the Spirit of God for the very things that He is doing in our lives at this time. You cannot truly worship the Holy Spirit as you should and you must unless you understand what it is that He is doing and what makes Him so worthy of worship. Therefore, it's important to understand the powerful ongoing ministry of the Holy Spirit as He moves us from grace to glory. And this is so critical for us to understand because this is where we live. We are indebted to the blessed Holy Spirit for regenerating us, giving us life, and then for sanctifying us and securing us until the day that He Himself transforms us. Someday we will be raised to our eternal condition by the power of the same Holy Spirit that regenerated us at our conversion. And it's all a work that the Father designed, the Son validated, and the Spirit effects. Repent and believe! GTY.org (90-424) – Hope That Transcends the Groaning

Today's Wisdom

June 5, 2026

Day: 939

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