Tag: Holy Spirit

The Guiding Role of the Holy Spirit

“The Helper is the Holy Spirit. The Father will send Him in My name. He will teach you all things. He will bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” Understanding the Spirit’s Leadership in the Life of a Believer The Holy Spirit is often referred to as the “Helper” in the Bible. It is a divine…

Empowered by the Spirit

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come (Jn. 16:13). The Role of the Holy Spirit in a Believer’s Life The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is central…

The Arrival of the Holy Spirit: Acts 2:1-21 

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting (Acts 2:1-2). A Transformative Moment in the Birth of the Church  “When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together…

The Spirit Bears Witness: A Reflection on Faith and Assurance

 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, “Abba! Father!” it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if we in fact suffer with him so…

Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit and Truth

Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:6). Introduction Jesus Christ and Truth In the New Testament, Jesus Christ is revealed as the personification of truth. In the Gospel of John, Jesus declares, “I am the way and the truth and the life.…