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The Holy Spirit: God's Power at Work
Most people don't understand the working of theHoly Spirit. As a result, they don't recognize its power to transform our lives.
by Scott Ashley
At this time of year almost 2,000 years ago, a miraculous, momentous event occurred—the New Testament Church was founded on the Feast of Pentecost. What made this occurrence so astounding—and Acts 2 records that the circumstances of that day were truly dramatic—was the giving of God’s Spirit to the followers of Jesus Christ as He had promised (John 14:16-17,26; 15:26; 16:7-14; Acts 1:4-5,8).
What is this Holy Spirit that came on Christ’s followers that day? Why did these things happen? What should we learn from those strange occurrences?
To understand the events, we must first understand what the Holy Spirit is and what it is not. To grasp that, we must understand what the Holy Spirit does.
What, then, does the Bible teach about the Holy Spirit?
Concepts of ‘spirit’
We must first consider the word spirit as it is used in the Bible. Just what is spirit, and what does that word mean?
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