The eighth article of the Creed is, "I believe in the Holy Spirit".
The eighth article of the Apostles' Creed begins the Church's profession of faith in the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity. The Holy Spirit is not an impersonal force, energy, or symbol, but a divine Person who is fully God, equal to the Father and the Son. Throughout salvation history, the Holy Spirit has been active in creation, inspired the prophets, overshadowed the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Annunciation, descended upon Christ at His Baptism, and was poured out upon the Church at Pentecost. The Holy Spirit continues to guide, sanctify, and strengthen the Church today. Through the Holy Spirit, believers receive sanctifying grace, grow in holiness, understand God's truth, and are empowered to live as faithful disciples of Christ. This article reminds Christians that the Holy Spirit is always at work drawing people into deeper communion with the Blessed Trinity.
No one can say "Jesus is Lord" except by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit reveals God, makes Christ known to us, and is at work with the Father and the Son from the beginning to the completion of God's plan for our salvation.
2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
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