You cant turn it off because The Bible says itll never leave until the end but you can reject it and hinder it from you. If you close youe heart and make it into stone and reject him then yeah, it can be avoided. Your loss though.
The holy spirit descended on the apostles, who were the first leaders of the church. In turn, he strengthens all Catholics and is a large factor in the making of the church.
Its when your sins turn away from you and the holy spirit come onto you.
The priest represents Christ. At the Alter the Holy Spirit works through the priest to turn the bread and wine into the body and blood or Our Lord Jesus Christ. As Christ made the Church His bride the priest on earth marries himself to the Church.
John was NEVER baptised. Luke 1:15 says and he must not drink wine or strong drink and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mothers womb. John 1: 17 - l go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.
The angel told Zacharias that the son to be born to him would: 1) Drink neither wine nor strong drink, 2) He would be filled with the Holy Ghost from his birth, 3) Many of the children of Israel he would turn to the Lord, 4) He would go before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, And so he would: a) turn the hearts of the fathers to the children b) turn the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, c) make ready a people prepared for the Lord. (Luke 1.15 to 17)
Think of it like a compass, guiding you when you don't know where to turn and it always points in the same direction . . . at the Father's Throne.
Well, since the holy spirit is also known as the holy ghost (in America) and a lot of people (Christians) consider that souls turn into ghosts, I would say yes, the belief in ghosts is compatible with Christianity
okay, its a weird concept to understand, i know. basically, you have to think of it in terms of whats called the "holy spirit". this is what causes the connection. "father, son, holy ghost". god is the holy spirit, and the holy spirit is thus god. they are a part of each other. the holy spirit is also jesus, and jesus the holy spirit. this in turn, means that god is jesus and jesus god. strange, but they are all interconnected... hope that helped
Well in the bible the holy spirit is a force that gd uses to do stuff. It does not have a material body and in turn it is a metaphysical entity. Much like fire does not have a physical form because you cannot grab fire.
You alone can not do this, it is the spirit of God that makes a person follow Christ. As a Christian it is your duty to be there to serve people and Christ. Perhaps something you do or say will help open a person to Christ's call.
i am a Muslim and i believe that Hazrat Adam was the first human to step on earth and he was not an ape.
Answer It means that your spirit has an innocence and a pure goodness about it. It is not pretentious, it is real and down to earth, it is good, and has not been tainted with with the ugliness in life. Not that she is naive to what happens in the world - she doesn't let it ruin or corrupt her spirit and turn her world ugly.