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I got into a discussion a few weeks ago with someone who was against Pentecostals and against praying to the Holy Spirit. He thought Pentecostals asked the Holy Spirit to baptize them, or something along those lines, and prayed to the Spirit to do that.I agreed with him that the Bible doesn't teach us to pray to the Holy Spirit. It teaches prayer to the Father in Jesus' name. Jesus baptizes with the Spirit. The Father gives the Holy Ghost to them Who ask Him.'Come, Holy Spirit' was something they said in the Vineyard. I've heard Charismatic and Third Wave songs addressed to the Spirit.This is another one of those issues that deals with how we treat the Bible. If the Bible doesn't teach something, is it forbidden.Is it wrong to pray to the Holy Spirit? Is it inappropriate to direct prayers to Jesus rather than to the Father in His name

From my childhood I was taught to pray to GOD, through Jesus Christ our mediator. I have never thought of praying to the Holy Ghost, but praying for a HG baptism. To be honest many times in my life I have been embarrassed by what I thought were ignorant things do in the name of religion. Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/

VF mentioned in our worship 'we invite the Holy Spirit'. I understand the idea behind this but if God is omnipresent, God the Holy Ghost is also, isn't the HG already there when we 'invite him' We should be thanking him for allowing us to be in his ever presence. Or something like that.......I was in a 4SQ church once when the Evangelist almost demanded people to come down front 'WHERE THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS'. Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/

Well, since the Holy Spirit is the Father of Jesus, and we pray to the Father through Jesus, I'd say you are praying to the Holy Spirit every time you pray. He is one God. All this silly separation is needless

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In the lyrics of a popular Redback hymn is this line:I prayed to Jesus and He gladly set me free!

Is it built on incorrect formulas of communication.Paul said that all scripture is profitable for doctrine. The Bible also teaches us that Jesus is Lord. Shouldn't we pay close attention to how He said to pray

I wonder if I unknowingly pray *to* the Holy Spirit when praying *in* the Holy Spirit. Whatever the case, I knowingly pray to the Holy Spirit.Here are two of my favorites:1. Renew, Your wonders in this our day, as by a new Pentecost...Come, Holy Spirit, in your power and might to renew the face of the earth.2. Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.

They continued to stone Stephen while he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” Acts 7:59The Holy Spirit is referred to by Jesus as another comforter (of the same kind). He is referred to in Acts and in the epistles as the Spirit of Jesus or the Spirit of Christ, and is a Teacher, Guide, Helper, Strengthener, etc. In Acts, Paul's apostolic band was said to have been forbidden by the Holy Ghost to enter a certain area where they had desired to minister the gospel.

Exactly