holy spirit of promise

  • 1Holy Spirit — In mainstream Christianity, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is one of the three entities of the Holy Trinity which make up the single substance of God; that is, the Spirit is considered to act in concert with and share an essential nature with God… …

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  • 2Holy Spirit — 1. the spirit of God. 2. the presence of God as part of a person s religious experience. 3. See Holy Ghost. [1350 1400; ME] * * * or Holy Ghost or Paraclete In Christianity, the third person of the Holy Trinity. Though references to the spirit of …

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  • 3Baptism with the Holy Spirit — According to the New Testament, the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is an experience sent by Jesus Christ. As recorded in the Gospel of Luke, Jesus describes it as the Promise of the Father , through which believers in Jesus Christ receive power from… …

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  • 4Cult of the Holy Spirit — A symbol of the faith: the dove of the Holy Spirit, as seen on one of the standards carried in ritual processions The Cult of the Holy Spirit (Portuguese: Culto do Divino Espírito Santo) is a religious sub culture, inspired by Christian… …

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  • 5baptism of the Holy Spirit —    The term baptism of the Holy Spirit derives from several biblical passages, the most important being Acts 1:5, in which the risen Christ tells the apostles to wait for the promise of the Father, about which He had spoken, John, as you know,… …

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  • 6Fruit of the Holy Spirit — The Fruit of the Spirit is a concept from the Christian New Testament of The Bible, specifically the Epistle to the Galatians chapter 5. Fruit is used to mean end product or harvest , and hence the passage describes what the writer expects to… …

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  • 7Promise Keepers — is an international conservative Christian organization for men, based in Denver, Colorado, United States, self described as a Christ centered organization dedicated to introducing men to Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, helping them to… …

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  • 8Holy Orders — • The sacrament by which grace and spiritual power for the discharge of ecclesiastical offices are conferred. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Holy Orders     Holy Orders      …

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  • 9Holy Simeon —     Holy Simeon     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Holy Simeon     The just and devout man of Jerusalem who according to the narrative of St. Luke, greeted the infant Saviour on the occasion of His presentation in the Temple (Luke ii, 25 35). He was… …

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  • 10spirit — The Hebrew ruach means wind (Exod. 10:13) or breath (Gen. 6:17) or divine power (Ezek. 37:9 f.) All imply something awesome. In the NT the Greek pneuma has a width of meaning the spirit would come as fire and judgement [[➝ Judgement]] (Matt. 3:11 …

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