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The Holy Spirit

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Who is the Holy Spirit?

A: The Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Trinity, God at work in the world and in the Church even now.

Q: How is the Holy Spirit revealed in the Old Covenant?

A: The Holy Spirit is revealed in the Old Covenant as the giver of life, the One who spoke through the prophets.

Q: How is the Holy Spirit revealed in the New Covenant?

A: The Holy Spirit is revealed as the Lord who leads us into all truth and enables us to grow in the likeness of Christ.

Q: How do we recognize the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives?

A: We recognize the presence of the Holy Spirit when we confess Jesus Christ as Lord and are brought into love and harmony with God, with ourselves, with our neighbors, and with all creation.

Q: How do we recognize the truths taught by the Holy Spirit?

A: We recognize truths to be taught by the Holy Spirit when they are in accord with the Scriptures.

An Outline of Faith

Click on a link below to read more FAQs about our faith.

• - Human Nature
• - God the Father
• - The Old Covenant
• - The Ten Commandments
• - Sin and Redemption
• - God the Son

• - The New Covenant
• - The Creeds
• - The Holy Spirit
• - The Holy Scriptures
• - The Church
• - The Ministry

• - Prayer and Worship
• - The Sacraments
• - Holy Baptism
• - The Holy Eucharist
• - Other Sacramental Rites
• - The Christian Hope

Millennium Development Goals

The MDGs represent a global partnership that has grown from the commitments and targets established at the world summits of the 1990s. Responding to the world's main development challenges and to the calls of civil society, the MDGs promote poverty reduction, education, maternal health, gender equality, and aim at combating child mortality, AIDS and other diseases.