Rivers of Living Water
This article by James Slopsema examines Jesus's promise of living water from John 7:37-39 in connection with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, exploring the significance of this event within the redemptive timeline and its importance for the Reformed church calendar. The piece offers exegetical reflection on how Christ's work of redemption culminates in the gift of the Spirit to believers, making it suitable for those studying pneumatology and the biblical basis of Pentecost observance in Reformed worship.
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) John 7:37-39 Just a few days from the date of this publication the Reformed churches that are governed...
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