Holy Spirit in Christianity

===Fruit and Gifts of the Spirit===
{{Main article|Fruit of the Holy Spirit|Gifts of the Holy Spirit|Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit}}
[[File:St Josephat UCC.jpg|thumb|[[St. Josaphat Cathedral]] in [[Edmonton|Edmonton, Alberta]], Canada, is shaped as a cross with seven copper domes representing the [[Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit]].]]
The [[fruit of the Holy Spirit]]<ref name="CCC">{{Cite web |title=Catechism of the Catholic Church – IntraText |url=https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P67.HTM#$211 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=www.vatican.va |at=nos. 1830–1832}}</ref> consists of "permanent dispositions"<ref name=CCC /> (in this similar to the permanent character of the [[sacrament]]s), virtuous characteristics engendered in the Christian by the action of the Holy Spirit.<ref name="fung262">''The Epistle to the Galatians'' (The New International Commentary on the New Testament) by [[Ronald Y. K. Fung]] (1988) Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, {{ISBN|0802825095}}, pp. 262–263.</ref> [[Epistle to the Galatians|Galatians]] 5:22–23 names nine aspects and states:<ref name=fung262/>
<blockquote>But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.<ref>[[s:Bible (American Standard)/Galatians#5:22|Galatians 5:22–23]]</ref></blockquote>

In the Epistle to the Galatians these nine characteristics are in contrast to the "works of the flesh" and highlight the positive manifestations of the work of the Holy Spirit in believers.<ref name=fung262/>

The "[[gifts of the Holy Spirit]]"<ref name=CCC /> are distinct from the Fruit of the Spirit, and consist of specific abilities granted to the individual Christian.<ref name=Erickson265/> They are frequently known by the Greek word for gift, ''[[wikt:charisma|charisma]]'', in English [[charism]], from which the term [[charismatic]] derives. There is no generally agreed upon exhaustive list of the gifts, and various Christian denominations use different lists, often drawing upon [[First Epistle to the Corinthians|1 Corinthians]],<ref>[[s:Bible (American Standard)/1 Corinthians#12|1 Corinthians 12]]</ref> [[Epistle to the Romans|Romans]] 12<ref>[[s:Bible (American Standard)/Romans#12|12]]</ref> and [[Epistle to the Ephesians|Ephesians]] 4.<ref>[[s:Bible (American Standard)/Ephesians#4|Ephesians 4]]</ref><ref name=EricksonWorks/> [[Pentecostal]] denominations and the charismatic movement teach that the absence of the supernatural gifts was due to the neglect of the Holy Spirit and his work by the major denominations.<ref name=EricksonWorks/> Believers in the relevance of the supernatural gifts sometimes speak of a ''[[Baptism with the Holy Spirit]]'' or ''Filling with the Holy Spirit'' which the Christian needs to experience in order to receive those gifts.<ref>{{cite book | last=Tozer | first=A. W. | title=I talk back to the devil | publisher=OM Pub | location=Carlisle | year=1994 | isbn=978-1850781486 | oclc=31753708}}</ref> However, many Christian denominations hold that the Baptism with the Holy Spirit is identical with conversion, and that all Christians are by definition baptized in the Holy Spirit.

The "[[seven gifts of the Holy Spirit]]"<ref name=CCC /> are poured out on a believer at [[baptism]], and are traditionally derived from [[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]] 11:1–2,<ref>[[s:Bible (American Standard)/Isaiah#11|11:1–2]]</ref> although the New Testament does not refer to Isaiah 11:1–2 regarding these gifts.<ref name=EricksonWorks/><ref name=Shaw457>{{cite book|first1=Russell|last1=Shaw|first2=Peter M. J.|last2=Stravinskas|title=Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vJ78Vd4O9d4C|year=1998|publisher=[[Our Sunday Visitor|Our Sunday Visitor Publishing]]|location=[[Huntington, Indiana]]|isbn=978-0879736699 |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=vJ78Vd4O9d4C&pg=457&dq=%22Gifts+of+the+Holy+Spirit,+The+seven%22 457]}}</ref> These 7 gifts are: [[Religious wisdom|wisdom]], [[understanding]], [[counsel]], [[courage|fortitude]] (strength), [[knowledge]], [[piety]] and [[Fear of God|fear of the Lord]].<ref name=EricksonWorks>{{cite book |first=Millard J. |last=Erickson |author-link=Millard Erickson |year=1992 |title=Introducing Christian Doctrine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WBAPAAAACAAJ |publisher=[[Baker Publishing Group]] |location=[[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] |isbn=978-0801032158}} [https://archive.org/details/introducingchris02ederic 2nd ed. 2001]. [https://archive.org/details/introducingchris02ederic/page/275 <!-- quote=thirty"The work of the Holy Spirit". --> Chapter Thirty – "The work of the Holy Spirit" (pp. 275ff.)]. {{ISBN|978-0801022500}}.</ref><ref name= Shaw457/> This is the view of the [[Catholic Church]]<ref name=CCC /><ref name=Shaw457/> and many other mainstream Christian groups.<ref name=EricksonWorks/>