ILLUSTRATED BIBLE STORIES Holy Spirit Empowers Samson What made Samson one of the strongest men of all time? Read the illustrated story online or from a printed PDF.
The Holy Spirit—God’s Active Force ACCORDING to the Trinity doctrine, the holy spirit is the third person of a Godhead, equal to the Father and to the Son. As the book Our Orthodox Christian Faith says: “The Holy Spirit is totally God.” In the Hebrew Scriptures, the word most frequently used for “spirit” is ruʹach, meaning “breath; wind; spirit.” In the Greek Scriptures, the ...
Is the holy spirit a person or a force? Replace myths and misconceptions with facts. Learn the meanings of the original-language words ruach and pneuma.
The Bible’s Viewpoint Is the Holy Spirit a Person? WHAT is God’s holy spirit? In its opening words, the Bible speaks of the holy spirit —also rendered “God’s active force”— as “moving to and fro over the surface of the waters.” (Genesis 1:2) In the account of Jesus’ baptism, while God is described as being in “the heavens,” the holy spirit appears “descending like a ...
What Does It Mean to Be Holy? The Bible’s answer To be holy refers to a state of being set apart from defilement. The Hebrew word translated “holy” comes from a term meaning “separate.” Thus, what is holy is separated from common use, or held sacred, especially by virtue of its being clean and pure. God is holy to the supreme degree.
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