Holy Spirit in Christianity

====Johannine literature====
{{Main article|Holy Spirit in Johannine literature}}
Three separate terms, namely ''Holy Spirit'', ''Spirit of Truth'' and ''Paraclete'' are used in the [[Johannine writings]].<ref name="Truth pages 1-5"/> The "Spirit of Truth" is used in John 14:17,<ref>[[s:Bible (American Standard)/John#14:17|John 14:17]]</ref> 15:26,<ref name="ReferenceC">[[s:Bible (American Standard)/John#15:26|John 15:26]]</ref> and 16:13.<ref>[[s:Bible (American Standard)/John#16:13|John 16:13]]</ref><ref name= Millsxi /> The [[First Epistle of John]] then contrasts this with the "spirit of error" in 1 John 4:6.<ref>[[s:Bible (American Standard)/1 John#4:6|1 John 4:6]]</ref><ref name=Millsxi /> 1 John 4:1–6 provides the separation between spirits "that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God" and those who in error refuse it – an indication of their being evil spirits.<ref>''1, 2, and 3 John'' by John Painter, Daniel J. Harrington 2002 {{ISBN|0814658121}}, p. 324.</ref>

In John 14:26,<ref>[[s:Bible (American Standard)/John#14:26|John 14:26]]</ref> Jesus states: "But the Comforter, [even] the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things". The identity of the "Comforter" has been the subject of debate among theologians, who have proposed multiple theories on the matter.<ref>''The anointed community: the Holy Spirit in the Johannine tradition'' by Gary M. Burge 1987 {{ISBN|0802801935}}, pp. 14–21.</ref>