The Holy Spirit, Friend and Counselor

By Milton S. Agnew

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 083410671X
• ISBN13: 9780834106710
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Nazarene Publishing House
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Short, Classic Work On the Holy Spirit

I picked up a copy of Milton Agnew's book THE HOLY SPIRIT: FRIEND & COUNSELOR many years ago and have recently read through it again. I have found the book to be a delight to me about the person and work of the Holy Spirit. Agnew writes from a Wesleyan perspective but his views are biblically based and his chapters are short and quite easy to read. Agnew's thoughts are easily laid out for the reader to follow. The book is a book that both skilled theologians and new disciples can read and enjoy. The only complaints I have against the book are that Agnew uses the King James Version as his standard text but he does balance this by using modern translations such as the New American Standard (NASB) and the New International Version (NIV) from time to time where his discussion needs the modern translations. This is a minor flaw to me. The second complaint I have is that Agnew spends two chapters dealing with the modern charismatic movement. Agnew, being Wesleyan, is anti-charismatic and he uses two chapters to voice this. Despite my agreements with some of what he writes about the modern charismatic movement, I felt that these two chapters were simply too much for a 160 page book. Overall the book does a good job of presenting the person and work of the Holy Spirit. While you will find sections you will not fully agree with Agnew over, you be blessed by reading and studying the Holy Spirit and his ministry.