Christian Theology on the Holy Spirit

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Christian Theology on the Holy spirit

The holy spirit is obtained by God during baptism. Baptism is a sacrament in the church and many Christians believe in baptism as it says in the bible that unless a person is baptised by the water of the spirit they shall not enter the kingdom of god. Also the Holy Spirit is believed to give a person guidance throughout their lives. It acts as an inner conscience telling a person what is right and what is wrong.

Sin is separation from God and in order to be cleansed Christians believe they should repent and confess. Jesus died on the cross for the sins of humans and sin can be seen as selfishness. i.e- a pleasure just to satisfy the human self.  God orders all humans to be pure and gives them laws/commandments to live by.

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The Holy spirit is believe to be part of the trinity which is another fundamental Christian believe. The trinity consists of the father the son and the holy spirit. Christians are called to Love God and the Holy Spirit.

It is important that if a person wants the guidance of the holy spirit that they ask for it because the holy spirit will only work inside a person if a person allows it to work inside them. A good example of the power of the holy spirit is when tongues of fire descended upon the disciples and gave ...

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