Frederick Osborn

The Holy Spirit in You Frederick Osborn

The Holy Spirit In You: Nourishing the Life of Holiness and Power in You. Frederick Osborn is the author of twenty-five books and study guides on a variety of biblical topics. In his latest book, he examines the Fruit and Gifts of the Spirit in the life of the believer. Recognizing that how the believer understands the work of the Holy Spirit in their life concerning both the fruit and gifts, will greatly affect their Christian walk, the author clearly defines the fruit of the Spirit and how those fruits are produced in those who abide in the Vine. He also identifies and defines what the spiritual gifts are and how they are to be used for ministry. Neither dogmatically Pentecostal nor Charismatic in its approach, The Holy Spirit in You is however, straight-forward in its advocacy of the exchanged life theology that speaks of the twofold substitution resulting from the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the perfect sacrifice. The first exchange is the charging of the believer's sin to Christ which results in God's forgiveness, and second is the crediting of Christ's righteousness to the believer which results in his justification and sanctification. The fruit, gifts, and ministries of the Holy Spirit are the evidences that the exchange has taken place and the believer is truly living his or her life in complete submission to the word of God.