Holy Spirit in Christianity

====Jesus and the Holy Spirit====
[[File:Christ Taking Leave of the Apostles.jpg|thumb|upright=1|In the [[Farewell Discourse]] Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to his disciples after his departure;<ref name=quest/> depiction from the ''[[Maestà (Duccio)|Maesta]]'' by [[Duccio]], 1308–1311.]]

The New Testament details a close relationship between the Holy Spirit and Jesus during his earthly [[Ministry of Jesus|life and ministry]].<ref name=Scott208/> The [[Apostles' Creed]] echoes the statements in the Gospels of Luke and Matthew, stating that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.<ref name=Erickson268/>

Specific New Testament references to the interaction of Jesus and the Holy Spirit during his earthly life, and the enabling power of the Holy Spirit during [[Ministry of Jesus|his ministry]] include:<ref name="Scott208">''Jesus in Trinitarian Perspective: An Introductory Christology'' by Scott Horrell, Donald Fairbairn, Garrett DeWeese and [[Bruce Ware]] (2007) {{ISBN|080544422X}} pp. 208–213.</ref><ref name="Erickson268">{{cite book |author=Erickson |first=Millard J. |title=Introducing Christian Doctrine |publisher=Baker Book House |year=1992 |pages=267–268 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Barth |first=Karl |author-link=Karl Barth |url=https://archive.org/details/dogmaticsinoutli00bart |title=Dogmatics in Outline |publisher=New York Philosophical Library |year=1949 |page=[https://archive.org/details/dogmaticsinoutli00bart/page/95 95] |url-access=registration}}</ref>

:* "Spirit without measure" having been given to Jesus in [[s:Bible (American Standard)/John#3:34|John 3:34]], referring to the word spoken by Jesus ([[Rhema]]) being the words of God.<ref>''The Gospel According to John: An Introduction and Commentary'' by Colin G. Kruse (2004) {{ISBN|0802827713}}, p. 123.</ref>

:*[[Baptism of Jesus]], with the Holy Spirit descending on him as a dove in Matthew 3:13–17,<ref>[[s:Bible (American Standard)/Matthew#3:13|Matthew 3:13–17]]</ref> Mark 1:9–11<ref>[[s:Bible (American Standard)/Mark#1:9|Mark 1:9–11]]</ref> and Luke 3:21–23.<ref>[[s:Bible (American Standard)/Luke#3:21|Luke 3:21–23]]</ref>
:* [[Temptation of Jesus]], in Matthew 4:1 the Holy Spirit led Jesus to the desert to be tempted.<ref>[[s:Bible (American Standard)/Matthew#4:1|Matthew 4:1]]</ref>
:* The Spirit casting out demons in [[Exorcising the blind and mute man]] miracle.<ref>[[s:Bible (American Standard)/Matthew#12:28|Matthew 12:28]]</ref>
:* Rejoice the Spirit in Luke 10:21 where [[seventy disciples]] are sent out by Jesus.<ref>[[s:Bible (American Standard)/Luke#10:21|Luke 10:21]]</ref>
:* Acts 1:2 states that until his death and resurrection, Jesus "had given commandment through the Holy Spirit unto the apostles".<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
:* Referring to the sacrifice of Jesus to be crucified out of obedience to the father, Hebrews 9:14 states that Jesus "through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God".<ref>[[s:Bible (American Standard)/Hebrews#9:14|Hebrews 9:14]]</ref>

In his [[Farewell Discourse]] to his disciples, Jesus promised that he would "send the Holy Spirit" to them after his departure, in John 15:26 stating: "whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth&nbsp;... shall bear witness of me".<ref name="ReferenceC"/><ref name="And442">''John'' by Andreas J. Köstenberger 2004 {{ISBN|080102644X}}, p. 442.</ref><ref name="quest">''The Gospel of John: Question by Question'' by Judith Schubert 2009 {{ISBN|0809145499}}, pp. 112–127.</ref>