Holy Spirit Q+R

Episode Chapters

1. Tim and Jon answer listener's question about the Holy Spirit series
   0:00 - 1:06
2. What is the difference between spirit and soul in the Bible?
   1:07 - 1:07
3. "I'm learning Hebrew, and I noticed that there's another Hebrew word "nephesh," and it usually gets translated "soul" or "heart," but sometimes "spirit" and "breath." What's the difference between "ruakh," which is talked in depth about meaning "spirit," and "nephesh," which also sometimes is translated as "spirit?" - Michelle Houston
   1:08 - 13:15
4. How do the New Testament authors portray the Holy Spirit in relation to Greek spiritual ideas?
   13:16 - 13:16
5. "Hi, Jon and Tim. In your podcasts, you talked about the Holy Spirit in the New Testament through the lens of the Hebrew Bible. My question is, with the culture shift that happens in the New Testament, do the New Testament writers ever interact with Greek concepts of spirit as opposed to Hebrew Bible concepts? In other words, does the Holy Spirit as talked about in the New Testament ever relate with ideas in the Greco Roman world, or is it pretty much always in connection with Jewish ideas?" - Brian
   13:17 - 29:07
6. Is there more to consciousness of the human spirit than volition?
   29:08 - 29:08
7. "Based on your description of the human spirit as volition, would you then conclude that a person in a coma or on life support would not have a functioning human spirit? If so, then how do we explain the stories of these people responding with, say, a more rapid heartbeat to a loved one walking into their hospital room? Could there be more to the consciousness of the human spirit than simply volition?" - Catherine Johnson
   29:09 - 35:30
8. Are Paul's list of spiritual gifts in the New Testament comprehensive, just examples, or something else?
   35:31 - 35:31
9. "My question for you, Tim, is that: you mentioned in the second episode that Paul’s mention of spiritual gifts is not necessarily a comprehensive list, but it can be viewed as examples of God's empowering all creative work within someone. What evidence is there to suggest that these are examples and not a comprehensive list?" - Zeb Overton
   35:32 - 40:11
10. What are some of the different interpretations and ideas of the 1 Corinthians passages on the Holy Spirit and Paul's writing saying that all should desire spiritual gifts?
    40:12 - 40:12
11. "My questions are in regards to spiritual gifts passages like 1 Corinthians 12 through 14. Can you talk about the different miraculous spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians 12 and working of miracles and gifts of healing and prophecy and tongues, and words of wisdom and knowledge? Then like in 1 Corinthians 14, Paul says, "Pursue love, earnestly desire spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy." - Brandon Post
    40:13 - 48:21
12. What are some of the debates and views about speaking in tongues?
    48:22 - 48:22
13. "I just finished listening to your Holy Spirit podcast, the third one, and I feel like a lot of people are going to have this question. But you talked about how there's been a lot of debate in church history about speaking in tongues, and I'm assuming other spiritual gifts go along with that. Could you expand on some of the debates and the different valid points of view if there is more than one valid point of view? Or maybe you just see that there's one valid point of view." - Maggie from Wisconsin
    48:23 - 56:36
14. Why did the Holy Spirit come at Pentecost? And what exactly did Pentecost and the associated feast mean to the Jewish people?
    56:37 - 56:37
15. "At the time of Pentecost in Acts, the Jewish people were gathered to celebrate the Festival of Shavuot. It is clear that it was always God's plan to have the Holy Spirit make its grand entry on this particular day. Are there any symbols, traditions, or practices that are unique to this holiday that could shed light on the character of the Holy Spirit, how it works in our lives, or God's character?" - Paige Ludlow
    56:38 - 62:16
16. How do we know who has the Holy Spirit and who doesn't?
    62:17 - 62:17
17. "What in the world is going on in Acts 8 and 19, and I think some other places, where the laying on of hands is required for some to receive the Holy Spirit? Number two is: there seems to be this kind of certainty presented in Acts about who has the Holy Spirit and who doesn't? How do we know if we or someone else has received the Holy Spirit? And even more, what in the world does that even mean? Three: how should understanding the meaning of the Holy Spirit that you have presented change the way we live our lives as well as present the Gospel? Hey guys, thank you for all that you do." - Logan Roland
    62:18 - 73:34
18. How do you hear from God through the Holy Spirit?
    73:35 - 73:35
19. "When trying to hear from God, what should we focus on? Hearing an answer to our question, or detecting a signal of God's presence and then trying to work it out from there?" - Josiah Evans
    73:36 - 82:04
20. What are some good resources to learn more about the Holy Spirit?
    82:05 - 82:05
21. What resources would you recomend for further study on pneumatology?
    82:06 - 87:02