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  • Essay / The Person of the Holy Spirit - 551

    INTRODUCTIONIn his comments on Heaven in his book Theology for Today, Dr. Elmer Towns writes that “…human understanding is necessarily limited by two things: human language and revelation limited.” Too often, the limitations and constraints of human language prevent us from fully expressing what is about God. Moreover, similar constraints on our knowledge make it seem impossible to fully grasp and understand what has been revealed and what needs to be known about God. Understanding the person and work of the Holy Spirit is no exception and we also face a challenge when we strive to do so. “Pneumatology, or the study of the Holy Spirit, is an English word taken from two Greek words: πνευμα (pneuma, spirit) and λογος (logos, teaching about). It is a study that explores and examines the person and work of the Holy Spirit. It is only in this century that pneumatology has received so much attention in theological discourse. According to Dr. Towns, there are two main sources, or rather two catalysts, for this increased interest in the Person.....