What is pneumatology?
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Pneumatology (from "pneuma" — "spirit/wind") is the doctrine of the Holy Spirit — his Person, his deity, his work in creation, salvation, the church, and our daily lives.
The Spirit is fully God, the third Person of the Trinity. The Father sends, the Son redeems, the Spirit applies the saving work.
His ministries include: convicting the world of sin, regenerating the dead, indwelling believers, gifting the church, and sanctifying believers.
Pneumatology fuels Christian living: we don’t walk alone, we walk by the Spirit who indwells us.
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