Article: THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

A young inmate asked me about the Holy Spirit recently. He is a recently converted Christian and he is concerned whether or not he has the Holy Spirit in him. He has not felt the rushing wind or the gift of tongues that the disciples felt at Pentecost (Acts 2). He has not experienced a wall shattering, divine voice directing encounter with the Holy Spirit. He thirsts for it, like some of you may also. How then do you know if you have the Holy Spirit?

Part of this young man's problem is his past history of using religion to get some judicial favors. He talks freely about how he manipulated the system by way of his "confessed" Christianity. He states that he has put this behind him, because ...

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