Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 4082 Romans 8:26-27 describes one of the most intimate and remarkable ministries the Holy Spirit performs on behalf of every believer: He intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words, and He does so according to the will of God. This intercession is not an occasional intervention but a constant reality — the…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 4083 Spiritual dryness is one of the most disorienting experiences in the Christian life. The person who yesterday felt the presence of God in prayer and worship finds today that their devotional life feels mechanical, prayer seems to bounce off the ceiling, and the Scriptures that once spoke with directness now seem opaque. The…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 4081 Two commands in the New Testament describe ways believers can disrupt their relationship with the Holy Spirit: “do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God” (Ephesians 4:30) and “do not quench the Spirit” (1 Thessalonians 5:19). These are distinct warnings, and collapsing them into a single idea loses something important from each. Understanding…