The Cross and the Switchblade by David Wilkerson
Week 10: Chapter 10 — The Holy Spirit
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This chapter is perhaps the most theologically rich in the entire book, as Wilkerson reflects on the Person and power of the Holy Spirit — the divine force he has come to believe is the only adequate explanation for everything he has witnessed.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Wilkerson comes from a Pentecostal tradition that has always emphasized the Holy Spirit, but he confesses that before his time in New York, his understanding of the Spirit was largely theoretical. What changed his understanding — and what does that suggest about how theological knowledge differs from experiential knowledge?
2.Wilkerson describes the Holy Spirit as a Person, not merely a force or an influence — someone who can be grieved, resisted, or welcomed. How does understanding the Spirit as a Person (rather than a power or an energy) change how you relate to Him in your own life?
3.One of the recurring motifs in this chapter is that the Holy Spirit goes ahead of Wilkerson into every situation — that by the time Wilkerson arrives, the Spirit has already been working. How does this 'prevenient grace' concept reshape the way we think about evangelism — as joining what God is already doing rather than bringing God to places He hasn't been?
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