The Importance of the Holy Spirit
July 10, 2008
Here is a little illustration about the ministry of the Holy Spirit that I came across while reading “Basic Christianity” by John Stott (a great book btw!). It’s a quote made by William Temple:
No good giving me a play like Hamlet or King Lear, and telling me to write a play like that. Shakespeare could do it; I can’t. And it’s no good showing me a life like that of Jesus and telling me to live a life like that. Jesus could do it; I can’t. But if the genius of Shakespeare could come and live in me, then I could write a play like that. And if the Spirit of Jesus could come and live in me, then I can live a life like that.
It’s a wonderful illustration. Having Christ just as an example isn’t enough to be christian, we need his Spirit to live in us daily.
“We all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into His likeness from one degree of glory to another, for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” – 2 Cor 3:18
