Lin Fresh Power to Preach the Gospel
by Timothy Lin, Ph.D.
In this 3 chapter work, Lin (Bob Jones University) presents us with thoughts on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit in relation to the minister. His chapters are the Baptism with the Holy Spirit; The Filling of the Holy Spirit, and The Fullness of the Holy Spirit. Excellent work!
Dagg Manual of Theology (and links to this work in various other formats).
Dagg Manual of Theology (MySword for Android)
Dagg Manual of Theology (theWord Bible Format)
Dagg Manual of Theology (esword format)
Dagg Manual of Theology (PDF Format)
EUGENE H. MERRILL: “In this delightful treatise Dr. Lin makes a powerful argument for the reality of the presence of the Holy Spirit in the lives of modern believers and the need for them to be open to what He would do in and through them. He clearly articulates the differences among baptism, filling and fullness of the Spirit and shows how each is essential to the Christian who would enjoy a life of victory and effectiveness.”
Dr. Merrill is Distinguished Professor of Old Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary
LESLIE M. FRAZIER: “This book is characterized by thoroughness, clarity and simplicity. Dr. Lin, with his language expertise, spiritual insight and many years of experience in Christian ministry, has given the Christian public a very useful tool to understand the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the believer’s life. The baptism, filling and fullness of the Holy Spirit are clearly presented. The filling and fullness of the Holy Spirit are so necessary to accomplish the Great Commission. May the Lord give this book a wide reading.”
Dr. Frazier is Far East Director, Baptist International Missions, Inc.
Note: Reviews to the first edition of Dr. Lin’s, How the Holy Spirit Works in Believers’ Lives Today. 3
Copyright © 1997, 2001
Biblical Studies Ministries International, Inc.
All rights reserved.
This book may be photocopied when done in conformity with our Reprint Policy that can be seen at www.bsmi.org. Direct all questions and comments to us at bsmi.org.
Lin Fresh Power to Preach the Gospel
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977. Used by permission.
The Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION ®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.
The Scripture references marked retranslated are the author’s own translations. For emphasis some words or phrases in certain quotations have been made bolder than ordinary.
The title of this book is a quote from D. L. Moody’s book, Secret Power, 48-49. This work is a fourth anniversary revision of Dr. Lin’s How the Holy Spirit works in Believers’ Lives Today, with remarks and illustrations from the lives of several spiritual giants, mostly in chapter two.
Revised edition, July 2001
Other books by Dr. Lin
Genesis A Biblical Theology
The Kingdom and What It Means to the Life of the Believer
The Secret of Church Growth 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF DR. TIMOTHY LIN 5
PREFACE 6
CHAPTER I. BAPTISM WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT 7
What Baptism with the Holy Spirit Really Is 7
A. The Meaning of the Word “Baptism.” 7
B. The Historical Development of Baptism with the Spirit. 8
C. The Differences Between “Baptism with the Spirit” and “Filled with the Spirit.” 12
Chapter II. THE FILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 15
The Power of God Available for Effective Ministry and Life 15
A. The Importance of Spirit-filling. 15
B. Some Misunderstandings Concerning Spirit-filling. 19
C. The Purpose of Being Filled with the Holy Spirit. 22
D. The Conditions for Being Filled with the Spirit. 28
E. God Commands Us to “Be Filled with the Spirit.” 34
F. More Help Concerning the Filling of the Holy Spirit 37
Chapter III. THE FULLNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 44
God’s Life Producing Daily the Fruit of the Holy Spirit in Our Lives 44
A. The Distinction Between the Gifts of the Spirit and the Fruit of the Spirit. 45
B. Obtaining the Fullness of the Holy Spirit. 47
Conclusion 56
NOTES 58
Lin Fresh Power to Preach the Gospel
fam62 How to be a Feminine Woman examines femininity from a Bible perspective. It compares homosexuals being feminine. Topics: God created us, man, and woman. | The Spiritual Fight is within us ourselves. | A Device of Satan A Device of Satan | The Homosexual and Trans Angle | Highlighting the Woman, How She Behaves | The Crux of the Matter | To Be a Feminine Woman, She must attend to her adorning. | The Description of a Woman.
Excerpt from the Tract: 1 Corinthians 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither… nor adulterers, nor effeminate… In other words, these people were doing the opposite of what God commanded them to do. Being men and having the command to act manly (1 Corinthians 16:13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong), they acted like women. For women, it is the command of God that they act feminine, to be womanly. To seem feminine, these perverts usually use a dress or skirt, and they never use pants, because they know that by using pants they identify themselves being masculine, and using skirts and dress with being feminine. But it seems like an impossible thing to fathom, but even homosexuals know exactly how to identify as a woman, men being feminine, in their rebellion, and Christian women can neither define what it is that God commands them to be, how to dress themselves as women, neither how to act feminine.
How do you distinguish between a man and a woman? Pants in a man, and dress or skirt in a woman. Even common bathroom signs show this obvious point. The question is not how a woman dress should, but why don’t women, especially Christian women, dress like a woman should. It is not a matter of clarity, but a matter of no desire on the part of certain women. Are you a feminine woman? If not, why not?
Read the Tract: fam62 How to be a Feminine Woman
MySwordmodules is a website dedicate to the MySword Bible Program for Androird devices. We host MySword Modules.
Buy me a piece of Mexican SweetBread!
Everybody likes sweet bread. In Mexico, it is a tradition to eat this sweetbread with coffee or hot chocolate before going to bed. But alas, while you are also enjoying the delicious stuff from my websites, I am out of money. A gift of any amount will at least let us buy a piece of sweetbread.
Please donate something for the upkeep of this website. I am bearing the burden of the monthly upkeep for years now, and I only have a few donations PER YEAR out of all of my websites, and that only like $25 dollars each time.