Serving the Poor and the Persecuted
Dr. Stephen Rasche

Who is the Holy Spirit?
The creeds profess Christian belief in the Holy Spirit, but many do not understand who the Holy Spirit is and his importance in God’s plan of salvation and in their lives. In this first of two podcast episodes on the Holy Spirit, Dr. Schreck explores images of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament and how a fuller revelation of the Spirit is given by Jesus and in New Testament writings. The divinity of the Holy Spirit is confirmed by the First Council of Constantinople in 381, as expressed in the Nicene Creed.
After his Resurrection, Jesus appeared to his disciples until he was taken up to heaven—the Ascension—where he, as the Apostles' Creed professes, "sits at the right hand of…...
Dr. Alan Schreck begins by summarizing why it was necessary for Jesus to undergo his passion and death. He explains the meaning and centrality of "the Resurrection of…...
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