Three Years of Learning Through the Holy Spirit, Discovering the Meaning of Scripture, and Sharing God’s Word with the World
Why I Continue to Write About the Holy Spirit
In my recent articles, I have been sharing experiences with the Holy Spirit that profoundly shaped my life over the past thirty years.
There is something I would like to make clear to my readers.
My continuing focus on the Holy Spirit does not mean that my Christian faith is centered exclusively on supernatural experiences, spiritualism, or mysticism.
Quite the opposite.
I believe that a deeper understanding of Christian faith requires us to recognize the inseparable relationship between the Bible and the Holy Spirit.
What I have shared with readers so far concerns a particular period of my life, before I developed the ability to study and interpret Scripture independently. During those years, the Holy Spirit personally guided and taught me.
I am sharing these experiences not to claim extraordinary spiritual abilities, but to explain how the Holy Spirit transformed my life and taught me to understand God’s Word.
This part of my testimony is not yet complete. I intend to continue describing those experiences in future articles.
Ultimately, however, my purpose is not simply to recount unusual events. It is to share what they taught me about Scripture, God’s will, and the way we should live.
The Bible and the Holy Spirit Cannot Be Separated
I believe that Scripture and the Holy Spirit are inseparably connected in Christian life.
This does not mean that the Bible, as a written text, and the Holy Spirit, as a divine Person, are literally the same. Rather, Scripture bears witness to God’s Word, while the Holy Spirit guides believers in understanding and living according to that Word.
In 2 Timothy 3:16, the Apostle Paul teaches that Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, correction, and instruction in righteousness.
In John 14:26, the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) describes the Holy Spirit as the Counselor.
This description corresponds remarkably closely to what I personally experienced.
The Holy Spirit did not come merely to reveal mysterious or supernatural phenomena. He taught me to distinguish right from wrong, understand God’s Word, and eventually live according to Scripture through my own decisions and actions.
I believe that neither Scripture nor the work of the Holy Spirit should be neglected in our understanding of Christian faith.
But does this mean that people who have never experienced an extraordinary manifestation of the Holy Spirit possess an inferior faith?
Absolutely not.
After His resurrection, Jesus said to Thomas:
“Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.” — John 20:29 (KJV)
I deeply respect believers who have never witnessed supernatural events yet continue to trust God’s Word and faithfully follow His teachings.
The Holy Spirit does not work in everyone’s life in exactly the same way. His guidance need not always involve extraordinary experiences.
Paul also explains in 1 Corinthians 12:4–11 that spiritual gifts differ and are distributed according to the will of the Holy Spirit.
Conversely, it would be foolish for anyone to boast that having experienced the Holy Spirit makes their faith superior to that of others.
In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul reminds us that even extraordinary spiritual gifts and knowledge are meaningless without love.
The true value of faith is not measured by remarkable experiences, but by how faithfully we live with love, humility, and integrity.
Three Years with the Holy Spirit: Learning to Walk on My Own
When I first encountered the Holy Spirit, I knew very little about the Bible.
I had received no systematic Christian education and had never studied Scripture in any organized way.
Then the Holy Spirit came to me and personally taught me to understand the teachings of the Bible.
For approximately three years, the Holy Spirit guided, instructed, and disciplined me.
His teachings covered God’s commandments, moral principles, self-control, the treatment of others, and the responsibilities of living according to God’s will.
Looking back, the experience reminds me of a mother teaching her young child to walk.
When the child falls, the mother helps the child stand. When the child falls again, she patiently offers her hand.
But the purpose of her guidance is not to make the child depend on her forever.
It is to help the child eventually learn to walk independently.
My experience with the Holy Spirit followed a similar pattern.
After approximately three years, the powerful and immediate sense of His presence gradually diminished.
At first, I found this change difficult to understand.
Over time, however, I came to realize that He had not abandoned or rejected me.
Rather, I understood that He had prepared me to stand on my own, guided by the teachings I had received and by the Word of God.
From then on, I developed the ability to read, reflect upon, and interpret Scripture independently. I also began sharing my understanding of biblical teachings with people close to me.
The experiences I have been describing in this series belong to the earlier period, when the Holy Spirit was personally teaching and transforming me.
Finding My Mission Beyond the Seminary
At one point, I seriously considered leaving my profession and entering a theological seminary.
I wanted to express my gratitude to God by devoting the rest of my life to studying Scripture and serving Him.
However, I came to understand that God had another purpose for my life.
Instead of serving as a pastor within a particular community, I felt called to share God’s Word with a wider audience through the relationships and experiences I had already developed.
Having worked in journalism, I had a strong interest in politics, economics, and international affairs. Over the years, I had established connections with people from various professional and social backgrounds.
I began using these opportunities, including social media, to communicate biblical teachings and spiritual messages to political leaders, prominent public figures, and members of the business community, including messages addressed to presidents.
I cannot verify how many recipients actually read those messages or what influence they may have had.
Nevertheless, my intention was never personal recognition or material gain. I wanted God’s Word to reach as many people as possible.
During those years, whenever I studied and reflected upon Scripture, new insights seemed to arise continuously, like water flowing from an inexhaustible spring.
I recognized this as wisdom and guidance bestowed upon me through the Holy Spirit.
My decision not to enter a seminary also influenced the way I approached different Christian traditions.
Rather than limiting my understanding of Scripture to one denomination, I sought to appreciate the insights of various religious traditions.
Although I attended a Presbyterian church, I underwent an extraordinary spiritual experience involving the Virgin Mary.
That experience changed the way I viewed Catholicism and helped me develop a deeper respect for Catholic faith and tradition.
My understanding of Islam also changed.
Through my personal spiritual experiences, I came to understand that those who worship God under the name Allah are not beyond the Creator’s love and mercy.
I recognize that Christianity and Islam differ significantly in their theological teachings, particularly concerning the divinity of Jesus Christ and the Trinity.
My personal understanding does not erase those differences, nor do I claim that every religious tradition would agree with my interpretation.
Rather, I came to believe that God’s concern for humanity extends beyond the religious boundaries people often establish.
For me, sharing God’s Word should never mean rejecting or condemning others simply because they belong to a different religious tradition.
It should mean approaching others with sincerity, compassion, and respect while faithfully expressing what we believe to be true.
The Apostle Paul and the Mission to the Ends of the Earth
One biblical figure who has greatly influenced my understanding of spiritual calling is the Apostle Paul.
Before his conversion, Paul, then known as Saul, persecuted the early followers of Jesus.
Yet his encounter with the risen Christ on the road to Damascus transformed his life.
In Acts 9:15, the Lord describes Saul as a chosen instrument who would carry His name before Gentiles, kings, and the people of Israel.
Paul also explains in Galatians 1:15–17 that he was called by God’s grace to proclaim the gospel among the Gentiles. Following his calling, he did not immediately go to Jerusalem to consult the apostles who had preceded him.
These passages remind me that God’s calling is not always confined to established institutions or conventional paths of religious education.
Of course, Paul himself was highly educated in Jewish law and tradition. His story should not be understood as a rejection of theological learning.
Nor do I compare my own experiences or calling with Paul’s apostolic authority.
What moves me is the profound transformation of a human life through an encounter with Christ, and how that transformation can lead to an entirely new purpose.
Jesus told His disciples:
“And ye shall be witnesses unto me … unto the uttermost part of the earth.” — Acts 1:8 (KJV, excerpt)
The message was clear: the gospel was not to remain confined to Jerusalem or the land of Israel.
Through Paul and many other early Christian missionaries, it spread across the Mediterranean world and, over the centuries, reached people throughout the world.
I believe this mission to share the message of Christ remains meaningful today.
A New Opportunity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
I am now growing older.
I do not know how many years remain ahead of me.
For a long time, I worried that I might leave this world without preserving the experiences and spiritual insights I had accumulated over more than thirty years.
I had many stories to tell, but organizing them into a book and translating them for international readers seemed beyond my practical reach.
Then artificial intelligence emerged as a powerful new tool.
Without AI, fulfilling this long-held aspiration might have remained extremely difficult.
Today, I can organize my experiences, develop them into written accounts, and make them accessible to readers in different languages and countries.
Of course, artificial intelligence cannot determine the truth of spiritual experiences or replace personal responsibility in interpreting Scripture.
The responsibility for what I write, how I understand the Bible, and what I communicate to others remains entirely mine.
AI is simply a tool that helps me express and share those ideas.
Nevertheless, I regard this technological development as an extraordinary opportunity in the later years of my life.
My ultimate purpose is not to draw attention to myself or to the unusual experiences I have had.
It is to share how a man who once knew almost nothing about Scripture was taught through the Holy Spirit to understand God’s Word and live according to its teachings.
I do not ask readers to accept my experiences without question.
Some may understand them through Christian faith, while others may interpret them differently. I respect that freedom.
What I hope is that these accounts will encourage people to open the Bible for themselves, reflect upon its teachings, and consider how those teachings might influence their own lives.
My story of the Holy Spirit is not yet complete.
I intend to continue recording the experiences of those remarkable years. Eventually, I hope to bring these accounts together into a more comprehensive explanation of what I have come to understand about Scripture and Christian faith.
I do not know how much time I have left.
But as long as I am able, I want to share God’s Word with people throughout the world and encourage them to discover the love, truth, justice, and hope found in its teachings.
This is the mission I believe I have been given.
And my journey toward fulfilling it continues.
You may also be interested in reading about my first encounter with God and the Holy Spirit.