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"Is [God] willing to prevent evil, but not able? then is he impotent. Is he able, but not willing? then is he malevolent. Is he both able and willing? whence then is evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?" - -Epicurus

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+"Is [God] willing to prevent evil, but not able? then is he impotent. Is he able, but not willing? then is he malevolent. Is he both able and willing? whence then is evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?" - -Epicurus
-[[Image:Murillo Annunciation.jpg|left|Annunciation of the Virgin]]
-The '''Holy Spirit''' (Greek: παράκλητος) <ref>[http://www.zhubert.com/word?word=%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%E1%BD%B1%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD&root=%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%E1%BD%B1%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82&number=648406 Word Detail, zhubert.com]</ref> is the third person of the [[Holy Trinity]], both distinct and coequal with [[God|God the Father]] and the [[Jesus Christ|Son (Jesus)]].
-The Holy Spirit embodies the mutual eternal love of the Father and the Son. The Greek term for the Holy Spirit is "Paraclete", which means advocate or intercessor, thereby connoting a driving force for good.
-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 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.
-* 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...]]
-''In the New Testament the word spirit and, perhaps, even the expression spirit of God signify at times the soul or man himself, inasmuch as he is under the influence of God and aspires to things above; more frequently, especially in St. Paul, they signify God acting in man... to the Holy Ghost we attribute the operations of grace and the sanctification of souls, and in particular spiritual gifts and fruits.'' <ref> [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07409a.htm Holy Ghost, Catholic Encyclopedia]</ref>
-''"...for the Father and the Son come with Him when He descends into our souls (John 14:23)."''
-''"He performs a sanctifying work among men (St. Athanasius, 360 AC)."''
-'''Invocation of the Holy Spirit'''
-Most powerful Holy Spirit,
-come down upon us
-and subdue us.
-From heaven,
-where the ordinary
-is made glorious,
-and glory seems
-but ordinary,
-bath us
-with the brilliance
-of your light
-like dew.
-:::- Celtic Prayer
-According to the New Testament, Jesus after His resurrection told His disciples that they would be baptized with "The Holy Ghost", and would receive "Power, after that the Holy Ghost [was] come upon [them]" (Acts 1:4-8). Christians believe that the Holy Spirit, guiding people in the way of the truth, produce positive results, known as the Fruits of the Holy Spirit.
-== See also ==
-[[Image:Van Dyck The Descent of the Holy Spirit.jpg|right|The Descent of the Holy Spirit]]
-* [[Symbols of the Holy Spirit]]
-* [[Fruits of the Holy Spirit]]
-* [[Son of God]]
-* [[Bible]]
-* [[Christianity]]
-== External links ==
-*[http://www.lifeofchrist.com/teachings/topics/BlasphemyAgainstTheHolySpirit/ Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit] This topic appears three times in the New Testament.
-== References ==
-<references/>

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