What Is the Holy Spirit?

 The Bible's Answer

The holy spirit is God's power in action, his active force. (Micah 3:8; Luke 1:35) God sends out his spirit by projecting his energy to any place to accomplish his will. - PSALM 104:30; 139:7.

In the Bible, the word "spirit" is translated from the Hebrew word ru'ach and the Greek word pneu'ma,  Most often those words refer to God's active force, or holy spirit. (Genesis 1:2) However, the Bible also uses those words in other senses: 

. Breath. - HABAKKUK  2:19; REVELATION 13:15.

.Wind. - GENESIS 8:1; JOHN 3:8. 

. The vital, or animating, force in living creatures. - JOB 34:14, 15. 

. A person's disposition or attitude. -NUMBERS 14:24. 

. Spirit persons, including God and his angels. - 1 KINGS 22:21; JOHN 4:24. 

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