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Line 13: − A formal doctrine of the Holy Spirit did not begin to be developed until the early third century. Tertullian (c.160-c.225) and the Montanist heresy showed the need to distinguish between true and false activities of the Holy Spirit. Origen of Alexandria (c.185-c.254) taught that the Spirit worked primarily within the Church, whereas the Word (Christ) worked within the whole of creation... +
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===Later developments of a formal doctrine of the Holy Spirit===
===Later developments of a formal doctrine of the Holy Spirit===
Another formal doctrine of the Holy Spirit did not begin to be developed until the early third century. Tertullian (c.160-c.225) and the Montanist heresy showed the need to distinguish between true and false activities of the Holy Spirit. Origen of Alexandria (c.185-c.254) taught that the Spirit worked primarily within the Church, whereas the Word (Christ) worked within the whole of creation...
The doctrine of the Spirit was further elaborated by [[Saint Augustine|St. Augustine]] in his important work ''De Trinitate'' ''("On the Trinity"),'' in which the Holy Spirit is seen as the bond of union and love between the Father and the Son.<ref>[http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/beliefs/holy_spirit.htm The Holy Spirit in Christian Theology.]</ref>
The doctrine of the Spirit was further elaborated by [[Saint Augustine|St. Augustine]] in his important work ''De Trinitate'' ''("On the Trinity"),'' in which the Holy Spirit is seen as the bond of union and love between the Father and the Son.<ref>[http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/beliefs/holy_spirit.htm The Holy Spirit in Christian Theology.]</ref>