https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holy-spirit/rss/ Copyright https://www.christianity.com 2026, Christianity.com Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:02:35 -0400 https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holy-spirit/what-is-speaking-in-tongues-is-it-biblical.html https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holy-spirit/what-is-speaking-in-tongues-is-it-biblical.html Clarence L. Haynes Jr. https://www.christianity.com/author/clarence-l-haynes-jr/ For as much conversation as there is about speaking in tongues, there are only three brief instances in the Bible where we see this gift in practice. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:40:00 -0400 2026-03-31T02:02:35-04:00 https://www.christianity.com/wiki/bible/6-lessons-from-the-characters-of-pentecost.html https://www.christianity.com/wiki/bible/6-lessons-from-the-characters-of-pentecost.html Britt Mooney https://www.christianity.com/author/britt-mooney/ Before Jesus ascended, the gathered disciples asked Jesus if he was about to establish his Kingdom. His response? The ultimate fulfillment would come at an unknown time in the future. In the meantime, his followers needed to wait for the Holy Spirit to have the power to be Christ-witnesses to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:6-7), which Jesus previously taught would happen before his return (Matthew 24:14). So they waited. On the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit fell upon the disciples, Peter preached about Jesus (being a witness), and thousands were saved. This epic moment birthed the Church, the Bride of Christ, a radical change establishing the heavenly family on earth to live in righteousness and power. While this event happened two thousand years ago, it isn’t that distant from us. We live in the same family reality, and reading through the account in Acts 2, we can learn from the people involved and take lessons for our lives today. Here are six lessons from the characters at Pentecost. Photo Credit: ©Getty/Shuang Paul Wang Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:40:00 -0400 2026-03-31T02:02:35-04:00 https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holy-spirit/what-does-the-holy-spirit-mean-in-christianity.html https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holy-spirit/what-does-the-holy-spirit-mean-in-christianity.html Andy Lee https://www.christianity.com/author/andy-lee/ The Holy Spirit may seem like a “’what,” but the Holy Spirit is a “who.” Tue, 20 May 2025 09:45:00 -0400 2026-03-31T02:02:35-04:00 https://www.christianity.com/wiki/slideshows/6-ways-pentecost-reminds-us-of-gods-global-mission.html https://www.christianity.com/wiki/slideshows/6-ways-pentecost-reminds-us-of-gods-global-mission.html Sophia Bricker https://www.christianity.com/author/sophia-bricker/ On the day of Pentecost, amazing events took place. As the disciples were together, waiting as the Lord had instructed, the sound of a mighty wind came and filled the place. Tongues of fire appeared and separated before resting on each of the disciples. Immediately after, they were able to speak in other languages. The Holy Spirit had come, just as Christ had said.  Pentecost (also known as Whitsunday) is significant for many reasons, such as marking the arrival of the promised Holy Spirit and serving as the official day that the Christian church began. However, this day also teaches us about God’s grand plan of redemption. The church started with Jewish roots, but God always intended for its reach to be worldwide. For He desires that everyone hears the good news so that people from every nation and language will be His disciples.  When the church celebrates Pentecost each year, we are reminded of the Lord’s global mission to make disciples of all nations. What started out as a mustard seed sized group of followers grew and became a church that now encompasses people from across the world. God is still working to accomplish this mission as the Holy Spirit empowers and equips believers to take the good news to places near and far, in their local areas and where Christ is not yet known.  As we meditate on the powerful ways that this feast day reminds us of God’s work to bring more people to Himself, may we think of ways that we can participate in His mission.      Photo Credit: ©iStock/Getty Images Plus/Aleksandra Golubtsova Mon, 19 May 2025 15:05:00 -0400 2026-03-31T02:02:35-04:00 https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holy-spirit/what-is-cessationism-are-cessationist-beliefs-biblical.html https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holy-spirit/what-is-cessationism-are-cessationist-beliefs-biblical.html Clarence L. Haynes Jr. https://www.christianity.com/author/clarence-l-haynes-jr/ Cessationism is the belief that some of the supernatural gifts we see in the Bible stopped after the time of the apostles. Wed, 14 May 2025 10:45:00 -0400 2026-03-31T02:02:35-04:00 https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holy-spirit/how-the-holy-spirit-empowers-you-to-live-a-life-of-purpose.html https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holy-spirit/how-the-holy-spirit-empowers-you-to-live-a-life-of-purpose.html Robert Hampshire https://www.christianity.com/author/robert-hampshire/ In much of the Christian world (especially in certain denominations), the Holy Spirit does not get talked about, sung about, or prayed to nearly as much as the rest of the Trinity. For example, we talk a lot about Jesus's miraculous, virgin birth at Christmas and about Jesus's death, burial, and resurrection during the Easter holiday - and rightfully so. Those are critical parts of the Gospel or Good News of Jesus Christ. But there is another part of the Gospel that sometimes gets left out: the Ascension, which led to Jesus sending down the Holy Spirit to fill believers.Maybe it is because there is no holiday associated with it, it is more abstract than we like to think, we are too confused to talk about it, or the topic even scares us, but the Holy Spirit rarely seems to make his way into Christian books, sermons, children’s lessons, or even TV shows like God the Father and God the Son (Jesus) do.Since we do not talk much about the Holy Spirit, so much about him remains a mystery. And then when we read passages such as the Great Commission passage in Acts 1:8 when Jesus told his followers that they will receive “power when the Holy Spirit has come upon [them],” we tend to not take the time to dig into who that Holy Spirit even is.Photo Credit: ©Unsplash/Severin Höin Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:20:00 -0400 2026-03-31T02:02:35-04:00 https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holy-spirit/what-does-the-bible-mean-by-do-not-quench-the-spirit.html https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holy-spirit/what-does-the-bible-mean-by-do-not-quench-the-spirit.html Britt Mooney https://www.christianity.com/author/britt-mooney/ To “quench the Spirit” means to suppress, hinder, or stifle the Holy Spirit’s activity in our lives. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:35:00 -0400 2026-03-31T02:02:35-04:00 https://www.christianity.com/videos/video-answers/the-enemy-cant-win-against-the-holy-spirit.html https://www.christianity.com/videos/video-answers/the-enemy-cant-win-against-the-holy-spirit.html Phylicia Masonheimer https://www.christianity.com/author/phylicia-masonheimer/ There's this idea floating around in some church spaces that you shouldn't pray out loud or write out your prayers. It's incorrect to assume this gives the enemy too much power.  Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0400 2026-03-31T02:02:35-04:00 https://www.christianity.com/videos/video-answers/how-to-find-peace-in-a-world-obsessed-with-information.html https://www.christianity.com/videos/video-answers/how-to-find-peace-in-a-world-obsessed-with-information.html Joël Malm https://www.christianity.com/author/jol-malm/ If we constantly seek knowledge, believing it will offer us something that only God can give, like safety, security, or power, we will just find ourselves constantly anxious. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 10:00:00 -0400 2026-03-31T02:02:35-04:00 https://www.christianity.com/videos/video-answers/what-if-you-already-had-the-power-to-overcome-anything.html https://www.christianity.com/videos/video-answers/what-if-you-already-had-the-power-to-overcome-anything.html Timothy Ateek https://www.christianity.com/author/timothy-ateek/ If you want to walk in victory, then you have to get your mind around the fact that the same power that raised Christ from the dead is living inside of you right now. Have you ever thought about that? Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:30:00 -0400 2026-03-31T02:02:35-04:00