Study aid: Holy Spirit
Creation, prophecy, new birth, gifts, holiness, mission, and resurrection power.
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Open this guide in the Concept AtlasHoly Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, confessed in Christian theology as the third person of the Trinity, active in creation, prophecy, the life and mission of Jesus, the birth and…
Look for: Open Holy Spirit and notice its strongest neighbors, key verses, and repeated vocabulary.
Next, move toward Spirit in Creation and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Holy Spirit in the AtlasSpirit in Creation
God’s Spirit hovers over the waters to bring order and life (Genesis 1:2), breathing vitality into creation and later renewing the face of the earth (Psalm 104:30).
Look for: Open Spirit in Creation and notice its strongest neighbors, key verses, and repeated vocabulary.
Next, move toward New Covenant and Spirit Outpouring and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Spirit in Creation in the AtlasNew Covenant and Spirit Outpouring
The gospel fulfills promises of a new covenant, granting forgiveness and new hearts by the Holy Spirit poured out through the risen Christ (Jeremiah 31:31–34; Ezekiel 36:26–27; Acts…
Look for: Open New Covenant and Spirit Outpouring and notice its strongest neighbors, key verses, and repeated vocabulary.
Next, move toward Regeneration (New Birth) and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore New Covenant and Spirit Outpouring in the AtlasRegeneration (New Birth)
The Holy Spirit sovereignly imparts new life, creating a new heart and enabling faith and obedience, as Jesus taught about being born from above (John 3:3-8; Titus 3:5; Ezekiel 36:26-27; 1…
Look for: Open Regeneration (New Birth) and notice its strongest neighbors, key verses, and repeated vocabulary.
Next, move toward Fruit of the Spirit and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Regeneration (New Birth) in the AtlasFruit of the Spirit
Sanctification yields concrete moral character—love, joy, peace, and other virtues—produced by the Spirit against desires of the flesh (Galatians 5:16–23; John 15:5).
Look for: Open Fruit of the Spirit and notice its strongest neighbors, key verses, and repeated vocabulary.
Next, move toward Spiritual Gifts and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Fruit of the Spirit in the AtlasSpiritual Gifts
Spirit-given capacities for building up the body of Christ, varied and complementary, and subordinate to love.
Look for: Open Spiritual Gifts and notice its strongest neighbors, key verses, and repeated vocabulary.
Next, move toward Spirit and Resurrection Power and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Spiritual Gifts in the AtlasSpirit and Resurrection Power
Spirit and Resurrection Power is the Holy Spirit’s empowering agency by which God raises Jesus and enables believers to live and persevere in newness of life (Rom 8:11; Eph 1:19–20; Phil…
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