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Stained glass representation of the Holy Spirit as a dove, c. 1660. The Intercession of the Spirit is the Christian belief that the Holy Spirit helps and guides believers who search for God in their hearts. [1] In the Epistle to the Romans Saint Paul states: [1] In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness.
What the Hebrew Bible calls "Spirit of God" and "Spirit of Elohim" is called in the Talmud and Midrash "Holy Spirit" (ruacḥ ha-kodesh). Although the expression "Holy Spirit" occurs in Ps. 51:11 and in Isa. 63:10–11, it had not yet acquired quite the same meaning which was attached to it in rabbinical literature: in the latter it is ...
The phrase "in the name of" denotes 'to whom allegiance is pledged in baptism', which is tied to the unique trinitarian formula: "the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost/Holy Spirit". [1] This refers to the close association of the Son with the Father has been revealed in Matthew 11:27 ; Matthew 24:36 , whereas 'all three persons' in ...
In Romans 8:26-27, Paul says, "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And the one who searches hearts knows what is the intention of the Spirit, because it intercedes for the holy ones according to God’s ...
The theological basis for the belief in the intercession of Christ is provided in the New Testament.In the Epistle to the Romans (Romans 8:34) Saint Paul states: [1]. It is Christ Jesus that died, yea rather, that was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
The Quran says that the pre-Islamic Arab pagan gods will not be able to intercede with God on behalf of humankind, [25] and that "the guilty" (al-mujrimīn, Q74:41) will not benefit from any intercession on the Day of Judgment. [26] Other passages that deny the efficacy intercession include Q32:4 & Q39:44.
Therefore we call such writings holy and divine Scriptures." [ 21 ] Here a consensus with Lutheranism is apparent, namely, that Scripture is conceived of as being the 'Word of God' by virtue of its principal author, the Holy Spirit, which used human authors as instruments to write Scripture without superseding their humanity.
In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as: And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: The modern World English Bible translates the passage as: When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit!"