One of the primary works of the Holy Spirit is to bring men and women into a meaningful encounter with the Risen Christ. Guided by His Spirit, we can truly discover Jesus Christ and develop a genuine relationship with Him if we respond with total surrender and generosity. Soon enough, Christ’s love becomes the center of our lives and saturates us with joy and peace. Hence, when we have had a personal encounter with Jesus Christ by the Spirit’s power, our greatest desire is that our loved ones may
Who is the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is a person, and is one of the three in the trinity: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is the active person that came to reside within the followers of Jesus Christ after Jesus had been crucified on the cross, and rose from the dead. This is laid out in the prophetic words of Acts in the Bible, particularly during Peter’s Sermon at Pentecost in Acts 2:17, where it talks about God pouring out his Spirit on to all people and them learning
is the Holy Spirit who draws people towards salvation and sanctifies them. These works of the Spirit are inseparable. In fact, it would be an error to separate John’s view of the Holy Spirit and Luke’s Acts record of the Spirit. The Spirit was the initiator of salvation and the power to be sanctified. Romans chapter eight provides the clearest impact of the Spirit at work in the life of a follower. There is power to walk in the Spirit rather than in the old nature (v.4). Also, the Spirit changes
the issue of baptism of the Holy Spirit. Questions of when does a follower of Christ actually receive God’s Spirit have been in dispute and scrutinized with very different understandings of the scriptural references to this splendid transformation that takes places in the life of a Christian. In both the Old and New Testaments, The Holy Spirit is a constant person that works in and amongst God’s people. In Numbers 11:24-25, the Spirit of God is displayed when “the Spirit rested on them”, referring
Do not let religion and doubt make you think the Holy Spirit is not for you, for now, in this day. The gifts of the Spirit are as available today as they were to those believers of old. After my husband became a Christian it was not long before the Lord gave him visions, and dreams with words of knowledge. Always these gifts were to warn him to protect him, or to witness to someone, or to pray for someone. It amazed him and further sealed his understanding of the power of Jesus Christ. Many of
has affected your experience and understanding of E) the work of the holy spirit In my commissioning paperwork, I wrote that the Holy Spirit is, “that part of God that is in and with us all. It is the energy of God that God poured into creation. It is the energy and life-breath that allows us to be co-creators of the new kingdom; the energy that helps us to faithfully follow in the footsteps of Jesus. The Holy Spirit is the holy breath of God, the grace we receive from God, and the grace we give
Luke shares that as Jesus began his ministry, he was filled with the power of the Holy Spirit (Lk 4:14). Although rejected by many, the Holy Spirit assisted Jesus in his teaching in the synagogues, healing of the sick, and deliverance of the possessed. The foundation of the New Testament was created upon the preaching and teaching of the kingdom of God. Further, it was erected on the promise by Christ to build a church that could endure. Jesus states, “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this
The Holy Spirit….. So how do we explain the Holy Spirit? As cadets we have been sitting in class learning about what the Holy Spirit is and during this I discovered that I am very very lucky. Let me explain….Being a ‘grown up’ I can look back on things and see what was happening to me way back when……Now at school I was ok at maths, UNTIL we got to algebra! I just could not get it. It wasn’t clear; I couldn’t picture any reason around it or any purpose for it. So after a while I stopped doing maths
support my statement that the Holy Spirit quietly talks to us continually and to also give credit to the people whose words have influenced this lesson. Many years ago, a friend and pastor whom I dearly loved and respected told me that there are three areas of responsibility in sharing the gospel. They are ours, the Holy Spirits, and the one that hears the gospel. Our responsibility is to go where we are called. That is it, to go and allow our self to be used. The Holy Spirit’s
Receiving and acknowledging the Holy Spirit is one of the vital parts of Christianity and in our walk with Christ. However, in the first century the Holy Spirit was not yet sent and Christianity was not formed. Despite this, there was still recognition of the spirit and the gifts and power that it has. There were many forms of the spirit that were mentioned in the Old Testament, some of which include wisdom, intelligence, and skill. Negative spirits were also a part of the first century world, which
The Holy Spirit Many people just think of God the Father and Jesus Christ, but the Trinity has a third member. That member is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third part of the Trinity, and he has his own personality, he has metaphors to describe himself, and he has a presence in the world that is shown through his works. The Holy Spirit is a person. People have a hard time believing that mainly because of his name, which causes them to think that he is merely a force ("Pneumatology: The
between the different natures of the Holy Spirit. Many, due to theological dogma, have failed to teach the multifaceted manner the Holy Spirit operates in the lives of Believers, while others have neglected the unity of the Holy Spirit. The purpose of this paper is to show both the unity and the unique distinctions in the nature of the Holy Spirit. Throughout the history of the Church there has been conflicted regarding the nature and purpose of the Holy Spirit. Stanley M. Burgess explains that church
has been revealed and is to be known about God. Understanding the Person and work of the Holy Spirit is no exception and we are similarly challenged when we endeavor to do so. “Pneumatology, or the study of the Holy Spirit, is an English word taken from two Greek words: πνευμα (pneuma, spirit) and λογος (logos, teaching about). It is a study that explores and examines the Person and the work of the Holy Spirit.” It has only been in this present century that Pneumatology has received so much attention
Who is the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is one of the three parts of the trinity along with the Father and the Son. Even though He is often listed last (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) He is of no less importance than the other two in the trinity. All three are equally God and equally powerful. However, the Holy Spirit encompasses a different facet of God’s personality than both the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit is a Comforter, “the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost” (John 14:26 KJV). The NKJV
assassinations, great dragons and tent pegs through temples. From the outside looking in, one of the strangest things may be the fact that the church welcomes the “Holy Spirit” on a regular basis. Who is this Spirit? Generally the word “spirit” conjures up ideas of demons and terror. Those ideas are certainly not holy. Who is the Holy Spirit? Is Holy Spirit a “He” or an “it”? How does one get
Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. For centuries it has been misused and misinterpreted, push aside and covered up, mocked and ridiculed. The Church and others have even martyred believers for their extreme views. However, if the Holy Spirit is a part of the Holy Trinity and a vital part of our orthodoxy, then it should be imperative for us to know it’s workings in the lives of mankind? One question that Christians have dealt with for centuries concerns the purpose of the Holy Spirit. Is the Baptism in
– it was to attend a prayer group that following Friday. It was then when I encountered and started to get involved with a Church ministry named “La Nueva Alianza” (“New Covenant”). I was encouraged to allow the Holy Spirit to be more active in my life. Because of God 's merciful Spirit, I proceeded to develop—through prayer, Scripture reading, and the Sacraments—a closer relationship with the Lord and a stronger appreciation and adherence to the teachings of the Church. Since then, I have had a
The gifts of the Holy Spirit were not something that were discussed a lot within my church as I was growing up. I feel like I do not know much about the gifts and therefore decided that this would be a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the gifts that people receive from the Holy Spirit. I also feel like people are better able to serve if they know what their gifts are and how God wants people to use the gifts that he has blessed them with. There are many gifts referred to throughout the bible
INTRODUCTION Gifts of the Holy Spirit are gifts that are given to believers in the church, from the Lord for building up the Church and edifying the body of Christ. These gifts are broken up into different groups, groups that need supernatural intervention and gifts that do not need supernatural intervention, otherwise known as gifts of ministry and gifts of manifestation. These gifts are listed in Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, Ephesians 4:11 and 1Peter 4:11. With-in these scriptures
The Holy Spirit is a doctrine that most Christians are not familiar with and do not understand how Holy Spirit works. The Holy Spirit is considered part of the Holy Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has always been present since the beginning of creation. This paper will analyze the meaning of the Holy Spirit in relation to speaking in tongues. One argument is that one does not have to speak in tongues to show evidence of the Holy Spirit. The other side