FOREWORD

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit is a companion volume to The God and Father of Us All (i.e. The Person and Work of the Father), and The Person and Work of Christ. These three sets of studies were used in Schools conducted by New Creation Teaching Ministry. They were originally set out in duplicated note form.

That the subject is important is not to be doubted. Throughout Australia and in a number of countries overseas I have seen the vital impact of the truth of the Fatherhood of God. In many cases the result of teaching this subject has been little short of startling. This must be so since the principle of Fatherhood and authority are closely linked. Man has a problem with authority, but when he understands the love of the Father and comes as a son to the Father he is then liberated from his former views concerning authority.

The first chapter explains some of the causes of neglect of this important subject. Whatever they may be, we need to come to understand the nature of the Triune God. We need to understand the relational nature of the Persons of the Godhead, the nature of our relationships with the Triune God, and our relationships with one another.

Only by knowing the Fatherhood, the Sonship, and the Spirit as the Spirit of the Father and the Son can we come to personal fulfilment as human beings.

Geoffrey Bingham,

Coromandel, July 1982