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explained about the difference between Eastern and Western conceptions of the Holy Spirit
The apostles credit the Holy Spirit with giving them the courage to spread the good news of Jesus Christ in a very hostile world.
The apostles credit the Holy Spirit with giving them the courage to spread the good news of Jesus Christ in a very hostile world.
The essential points of the [[Catholic]] dogma may be resumed in the following propositions:
The essential Christian teachings about the Holy Spirit are summarized in the [[Nicene Creed]]:
{{cquote|I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father [and the Son]. With the Father and Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the prophets.}}
The bracketed language in the above will be explained shortly. Christians agree on the following two propositions:
* The Holy Spirit (also known as The Holy Ghost) is the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity.
* The Holy Spirit (also known as The Holy Ghost) is the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity.
* Though really distinct, as a Person, from the Father and the Son, He is consubstantial with Them; being God like Them, He possesses with Them one and the same Divine Essence or Nature.
* Though really distinct, as a Person, from the Father and the Son, He is "one in being" with them with Them; being God like Them, He possesses with Them one and the same Divine Essence or Nature.
There is a key distinction between Western Christians and the Eastern Orthodox churches on a seemingly trivial, but extremely controversial, point. Western Christians believe that the Holy Spirit proceeds "from the Father ''and the Son'' In other words, He proceeds, not by way of generation, but by way of inspiration, from the Father and the Son together, as from a single principle. The Eastern Orthodox omit the italicized language. They believe that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father ''through'' the Son. The disagreement between the East and West is sometimes known as the ''[[filioque controversy]]'', from the Latin word and enclitic for "and the Son," although such term may more properly apply to the [[Great Schism]] of 1054.
[[Image:Holy Spirit.jpg|thumb|The Holy Spirit inhabits all who desire its presence...]]
[[Image:Holy Spirit.jpg|thumb|The Holy Spirit inhabits all who desire its presence...]]