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Answering three crucial questions about the Holy Spirit, meticulous scholar Craig Keener explains the various evangelical understandings of the role of the Holy Spirit. He also identifies where common ground may be found. His desire is for Christians to “work for consensus” and unity in God’s work despite our differences. Intended to provoke helpful dialogue by all Christians on a controversial...

Christians agree on much of what the Bible teaches about the Holy Spirit, such as the fruit of the Spirit and the Spirit’s work in salvation. Most of us also agree that the Spirit empowers us for evangelism, and we also agree on at least some spiritual gifts and some ways of hearing God’s voice. But Christians often differ on details such as the importance of particular gifts (especially tongues) and whether a person is baptized in the Spirit at conversion, after
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