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Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost [ ghost, i.e., spirit, a translation of Gr. pneuma =breath, air], in Christian doctrine, the third person of the Trinity . The Holy Spirit is sometimes defined as the aspect of God immanent in this world, in human beings, and in the church. Jesus' promise to his... Read more |
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Sword of the Spirit
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Paraclete
Paraclete , in the New Testament, title of the Holy Spirit, often translated as "Comforter" or "Advocate." In First John, Jesus himself is the "Paraclete."... Read more |
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Spirit
Spirit Spirit is a complicated, nebulous term extending from the sacred and holy to the depths of the human. It captures human consciousness of meanings and purposes extending beyond individual lives, and directs people to the boundaries of self. Spirit may also refer to the supernatural or... Read more |
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Pentecostalism
Pentecostalism worldwide 20th-21st-century Christian movement that emphasizes the experience of Spirit baptism, generally evidenced by speaking in tongues ( glossolalia ). The name derives from Pentecost , the Greek name for the Jewish Feast of Weeks, which falls on the fiftieth day after... Read more |
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Pneumatology
Pneumatology Pneumatology refers to either the Christian doctrine of the nature and work of the Holy Spirit, or the study of human beliefs in spiritual beings. The term pneumatology also refers to the scientific study of air or gases. The Greek word pneuma suggests both wind and smell, as well... Read more |
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pixie
pixie in English folklore, spirit or fairy. The pixie is commonly represented as a mischievous imp who delights in flustering young maidens and leading travelers astray.... Read more |
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Montanus
Montanus The early Christian prophet Montanus (active 2nd century) was the leader of a group of people who were convinced that their ability to speak in mysterious languages was a gift of the Holy Spirit. Montanism was later condemned as a heresy. Very little is known about the life of... Read more |
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lares
lares , in Roman religion, guardian spirits. According to some they were ghosts of the dead, destructive spirits who frequented crossroads and had to be propitiated. Others say that the lares were farm deities, worshiped as fertility powers of the earth. The most common myth, however, identifies... Read more |
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Shamanism
S HAMANISM A shaman is one who serves his people by acting as an intermediary to the spirit world. The claimed ability to communicate with the world beyond death is at least as old as the time when early humans first conceived the idea that some part of... Read more |
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god
...the Maker, the Godhead; Allah, Jehovah, Yahweh; (God) the Father, (God) the Son, the Holy Ghost/Spirit, the Holy Trinity; the Great Spirit, Gitchi Manitou; humorous the Man Upstairs. 2. sacrifices to appease the gods synonyms... |
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Holy spirit: Creative Power in Our Lives.(Brief article)(Book review)
Holy Spirit: Creative Power in...lire of Jesus, and in the Spirit-created Christian community and explores the work of the Spirit in creating faith, hope...the Bible where the word '"spirit" appears. This makes the...vision of the work of the Holy Spirits creative power in our ... |
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Seeking 'Holy Spirits'.(News)
...refers. The words "Holy Spirit" or "Spirit of Truth", etc, doesn...referred to as "Holy Spirits" as well. Acts7:51...and it is the "true spirits" themselves that have...Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits... |
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The holy spirit and Christian unity
...conference in northern Italy on "The Holy Spirit and ecumenism." In this article...they heed the stirrings of the Holy Spirit in ecumenical contexts. Spirit...interrelation of Father, Son and Holy Spirit as the theological and confessional... |
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The Holy Spirit: Source of unity in the liturgy
...discussion of the role of the Holy Spirit in the liturgy has tended to focus...epiclesis or Invocation of the Holy Spirit in the text of the eucharistic...ascribe any significant role to the Holy Spirit in the Church's liturgical worship... |
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Is the Holy Spirit welcome in your church?
...We will be baptized with the Holy Spirit." Please note that He said baptized...be brave. "The comforter" the Holy Spirit is the one who fills us with courage...risen Christ. We must welcome the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has always existed... |
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FILL ME WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
...expressions - the fruits of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience...we display these fruits of the Holy Spirit? Often times, they are exuded...you know you are filled with the Holy Spirit. When everyone has turned their... |
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God, the Holy Spirit
...you can be sure that God, the Holy Spirit will come to your aide in giving...became a livingbeing..... The Holy Spirit came upon special people such as...conceived by Mary, by the Power of the Holy Spirit. When He Was baptised, John the... |
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God, the Holy Spirit.
...you can be sure that God, the Holy Spirit will come to your aide in giving...became a livingbeing..... The Holy Spirit came upon special people such as...conceived by Mary, by the Power of the Holy Spirit. When He Was baptised, John the... |
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The forgotten God: rediscovering the Holy Spirit.(THEOLOGY 101)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Holy Spirit has sometimes been referred to...Basil, the great theologian of the Holy Spirit, taught that the Spirit of God...Protestants tend to subordinate the Holy Spirit to both the Father and the Son... |
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Lord and Giver of Life: The Holy Spirit in the Roman Missal
...Spouse of his beloved Son, the Holy Spirit leads the Christian faithful into...and Redeemer, / incarnate by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin." 5...may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit." EUCHARISTIC PRAYER III 7... |
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