Holy Spirit
Third Trinity person
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Christian Trinity, alongside the Father and the Son.
In Christian theology, the Holy Spirit is God's active presence in the world—inspiring scripture, empowering believers, and dwelling within the faithful.
Pentecost celebrates the Holy Spirit descending on the apostles: They were filled with the Holy Spirit.
Also called the Holy Ghost in older translations. (Lowercase holy spirit refers generically to any sacred spiritual being.)
Divine nature itself
- FatherMale parent or priest
- triuneThree in one
- consubstantialSharing the same being
- coequalHaving identical rank
coeternal · Nicene Creed · Athanasian Creed · Apostles' Creed · procession · hypostasis · three-in-one · God the Father
Existing permanently inside
- anointingCeremonial oil application
- PentecostSpirit's arrival celebration
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- sealingMaking impermeable
filling · outpouring · descending · tongues of fire · dove · Upper Room · empowerment · manifestation
Items freely given
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- tonguesOral muscles for speech
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- healingRestoration of health
miracles · discernment · wisdom · knowledge · faith · apostleship · teaching · exhortation
Utah municipality name
- guideLeader or instruction book
- teacherOne who instructs others
- revealerOne who uncovers
- witnessOne who attests
still small voice · inner voice · prompting · leading · discernment · illumination · conviction · testimony
Surprising disclosed truth
- illuminationProvision of light
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
- visionsImagined or prophetic sights
divine utterance · prophets · apostles · canon · inerrancy · infallibility · revealed · enlightenment
Removal of contaminants
- transformationThorough change in form
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
refinement · love · joy · peace · patience · kindness · goodness · faithfulness
Godhead
Divine nature itself
- FatherMale parent or priest
- triuneThree in one
- consubstantialSharing the same being
coequal · coeternal · Nicene Creed · Athanasian Creed · Apostles' Creed · procession · hypostasis · three-in-one · God the Father · Christ
indwelling
Existing permanently inside
- anointingCeremonial oil application
- PentecostSpirit's arrival celebration
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
sealing · filling · outpouring · descending · tongues of fire · dove · Upper Room · empowerment · manifestation · charisma
gifts
Items freely given
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- tonguesOral muscles for speech
- interpretationAssigned meaning
healing · miracles · discernment · wisdom · knowledge · faith · apostleship · teaching · exhortation · giving
Helper
Utah municipality name
witness · still small voice · inner voice · prompting · leading · discernment · illumination · conviction · testimony · reminder
revelation
Surprising disclosed truth
- illuminationProvision of light
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
visions · divine utterance · prophets · apostles · canon · inerrancy · infallibility · revealed · enlightenment · understanding
purification
Removal of contaminants
- transformationThorough change in form
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
cleansing · refinement · love · joy · peace · patience · kindness · goodness · faithfulness · gentleness
- BiblicalAdam, Eve, Moses, Noah, David
- biblical themescreation, messiah, covenant, salvation, redemption
- Christian doctrinesalvation by faith, trinity, Trinity, creeds, incarnation
- Religious Beliefsmonotheism, polytheism, pantheism, trinity, original sin
- Catholic Symbolscrucifix, fish symbol, Alpha Omega, halo, Madonna
- early churchapostles, early church, Church Fathers, apostolic fathers, Acts of the Apostles
Holy SpiritSatan
Judeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
evil spirit · unclean spirit · demon · Beelzebub · Lucifer
Holy Spiritcarnal nature
Bodily appetites and impulses
sinful nature · base instincts · human spirit · human nature