God the Spirit

What We Believe About God the Spirit

The Holy Spirit is fully God. He is not an impersonal force, a spiritual feeling, or an optional part of the Christian life. He is the living presence of God at work in the world and in the lives of believers today.

Every step of salvation, transformation, and witness depends on the Spirit’s power.

The Spirit gives new life and draws people to salvation

No one comes to Christ by accident, pressure, or persuasion alone. Salvation begins with the Spirit of God.

Scripture teaches that people are spiritually dead apart from Christ (Ephesians 2:1). New life begins when the Holy Spirit brings regeneration. Jesus explains that unless a person is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God (John 3:5–8). What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

The Spirit convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8). He opens blind eyes, awakens dead hearts, and draws people to the Savior. Salvation is initiated by God, not manufactured by human effort.

This truth removes both pressure and pride. Believers are called to be faithful witnesses, not spiritual salespeople. The Spirit does the saving work.

The Spirit lives in believers and transforms them

The Holy Spirit does not merely visit believers. He dwells within them.

At the moment of salvation, every believer is sealed by the Spirit and baptized into the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 1:13–14). His presence is God’s guarantee of final redemption.

The Spirit’s work continues through transformation. Believers are no longer defined by the flesh but are empowered to live according to the Spirit (Romans 8:9–11). He reshapes desires, reactions, and character over time.

This transformation is visible. The fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control) is evidence of His work within us (Galatians 5:22–25). Growth may happen at different speeds, but spiritual life always produces change.

Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. Not freedom to sin, but freedom from sin and legalism (2 Corinthians 3:17–18,).

Scripture anchors this: Romans 8:9–11; Galatians 5:22–25; 2 Corinthians 3:17–18.

The Spirit empowers believers for ministry and witness

God never sends His people out alone.

Jesus promises that believers will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon them, enabling them to be witnesses from their immediate surroundings to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). The Spirit supplies courage, wisdom, discernment, and boldness.

Evangelism does not depend on confidence, charisma, or perfect words. It depends on availability and obedience. The Spirit goes before us, prepares hearts, and provides what is needed in every conversation.

Believers are strengthened with power in their inner being through the Spirit so that Christ may dwell richly in their hearts (Ephesians 3:16–19). Ministry flows from dependence, not self-reliance.

Truth bomb

The same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead is active in our everyday conversations and ordinary obedience.

Shoe-leather application

Say yes to the Spirit’s nudge before you feel ready. Readiness often comes after obedience.