The Holy Spirit and the Christian Life

John Newton gives advice about family worship in a letter to a friend. 

The Bible has been given to us to help us know and love Christ. Our Father is generous and loving, and loves to communicate with us; the Spirit has inspired the scriptures so that they bring life, joy, and fullness to the Christian walk. There is a joy and freedom as we open God’s book and hear his words. If you have misunderstood or abused the Bible up until now, making it about you and your efforts, simply look to Jesus instead. The Bible speaks of him and your salvation rests on him. Read it to love and trust him more.

Ron Frost introduces us to the 'heavenly' Richard Sibbes – a Puritan pastor whose work, 'The Bruised Reed', is a must-read for all. 

Dan Hames asks Dane Ortlund whether reading the Bible can really help Christians grow spiritually. 

Peter Mead shows how Satan wants to distort and undermine our relationship with the Holy Spirit – so that our eyes are turned away from Christ. 

Paul Blackham thinks about God's sovereignty by asking why good things happen to bad people – and arrives irresistibly at the cross. 

Ray Ortlund, Michael Reeves, Dane Ortlund, and David Filson answer questions at Immanuel Nashville's Reformation 500 celebration. 

Terry Virgo shows how the gospel of God's grace liberates us from legalism and transforms us into saints. 

The following extract is from John Calvin’s chapter on prayer from the Institutes of the Christian Religion.

Ron Frost helps us think about delighting in God by looking at Richard Sibbes' work 'A Description of Christ'. From Delighted by God 2011.