Question 36: What do we believe about the Holy Spirit?

Answer: That He is God, coeternal with the Father and the Son, and that God grants Him irrevocably to all who believe.

Kids Answer: That He is God, coeternal with the Father and the Son.

Key Scripture: John 14:16-17

Additional Scripture: Ephesians 1:13; Acts 19:2; Matthew 3:11

The Holy Spirit has been called the “forgotten God,” and sometimes rightly so. It is easy for us to think of and worship the Father and the Son, but how often do you pray to the Holy Spirit or worship Him specifically? These are good and right things to do. It’s helpful to remember that the Holy Spirit plays an indispensable role in our salvation, applying the blood of Jesus to our hearts, enabling us to believe in His death and resurrection, and sealing us with the guarantee of our salvation.

Questions to ask: (To help process the truth we learned. Ask yourself, a friend, your group, or your family questions to talk through it together)

• Why does it seem so easy to forget the Spirit’s work?

• Is it possible to be saved and not have the Holy Spirit?

• Must we await further baptism in the Holy Spirit?

• Does God give us all we need to be saved when we are saved or must we wait for more?