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Reflection Of The Holy Spirit

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"I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father, who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who spoke through the prophets." This is the part of the Nicene Creed that directly speaks of the Holy Spirit. Compared to the rest of the creed, this portion of the Holy Spirit is relatively short and not very extensive. Now, there is no saying this is incorrect or wrong in any way, however, compared with the rest of the creed the Spirit seems to be forgotten in a way. Is the Spirit not what Jesus sent to be a Guide and Counselor for His disciples? Is the Spirit not what resides in believers today? Why is it, then, that the Holy Spirit tends to get "forgotten"? Why is it important that we do not forget Him? "When we ignore Him or neglect Him, we risk cutting ourselves off from the source of divine power and having to sputter along as best we can, relying on our own resources." By exploring the Spirit 's character and work in creation and the life of Christ, this research will show how the Holy Spirit tends to be forgotten and some problems that may originate from this. The Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Trinity, is sent from the Father and the Son. Since the Spirit is more abstract than the Father and the Son, describing His character may be challenging. In fact, understanding a person can be challenging. Emmanuel-Pataq Siman describes it this way: A person, all the more so when a divine Person, is a reality

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