Genesis 1:1-2 (NIV)
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Now the earth was formless and empty,
darkness was over the surfacee of the deep,
and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
Matthew 3:16-17 (NRSV)
And when Jesus had been baptized,
just as he came up from the water,
suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw
the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.
And a voice from heaven said,
“This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.”
Pneuma (Greek) and Ruach (Hebrew) – breath
Hagios Pneuma
John 14:25-27 (NIV)
All this I have spoken while still with you.
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will
send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind
you of everything I have said to you.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.
I do not give to you as the world gives.
Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Romans 8:26 (NASB)
In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness;
for we do not know how to pray as we should,
but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us
with groanings too deep for words.
The Holy Spirit empowers us with gifts:
- Romans 12
- 1 Corinthians 12
- Ephesians 4
Galatians 5:22-23 (NASB)
But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, self-control;
against such things there is no law.