Jesus commissioned his followers to carry on the preaching and teaching work that he had started. (Matthew 28:19, 20) He promised them that God's holy spirit, or active force, would give them the power they needed to do that work.
Jesus also indicated a twofold way in which the spirit would operate. Shortly before his death, he told his apostles the words in John 14:26. The holy spirit would thus act as a teacher and as a remembrancer. As a teacher, it would help Christians grasp things not previously understood. As a remembrancer, it would help them recall and apply correctly what had been explained.
The Holy Spirit came to the apostles a month after Jesus's death. They were preaching to a large group of people when suddenly, there was the sound of a big wind and the apostles started speaking the individual languages of the people listening all at once, even though there was no way they could've learned these languages individually. This was when the Holy Spirit came down to help mankind for the first time.
Two common representations of the Holy Spirit are tongues of fire, in honor of the way the Holy Spirit appeared when it came upon the Apostles on Pentecost, and a dove, in honor of the doves that descended on Jesus when he was baptized. Also it is represented in the form of wind.
Jesus commissioned his followers to carry on the preaching and teaching work that he had started. (Matthew 28:19, 20) He promised them that God's holy spirit, or active force, would give them the power they needed to do that work. Jesus also indicated a twofold way in which the spirit would operate. Shortly before his death, he told his apostles the words in John 14:26. The holy spirit would thus act as a teacher and as a remembrancer. As a teacher, it would help Christians grasp things not previously understood. As a remembrancer, it would help them recall and apply correctly what had been explained.
*courage The holy spirit gave the apostles the courage to preach when the spirit came down and gave them the power of tongues in the form of fire on top of each of their heads to speak in a way that everyone understood.
In a way oil is a sgn of the holy spirit as it keeps thelamp burning.
It is the role of the Bishop to confirm the young person, as it is the tradition going all the way back to the Apostles, For the Church Leaders to lay their hands on new members to give them the Holy Spirit.
To avoid blaspheming the Holy Spirit, one should be respectful and reverent towards the beliefs and teachings of the Holy Spirit. It is important to avoid speaking or acting in a way that shows disrespect or disregard for the spiritual significance of the Holy Spirit.
It symbolizes the Holy Spirit.
No way, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are just different forms of the same God. Trinity= Father+Son(Jesus)+ Holy Spirit. Jesus was not possessed by anyone or anything.
The book of Acts in the new testament is mainly about the early christian church and the early believers. And the way the disciples managed after the death of Jesus. It also speaks of the holy spirit for the first time coming in.
no one can see the holy until they die.another answer:The Holy Spirit is not meant to be seen but with proper communication he could lead your way in life.
it no way in help the spirit bear