What Does It Mean to Be Holy? - JW. ORG What Does It Mean to Be Holy? The Bible’s answer To be holy refers to a state of being set apart from defilement The Hebrew word translated “holy” comes from a term meaning “separate ” Thus, what is holy is separated from common use, or held sacred, especially by virtue of its being clean and pure God is holy to the supreme degree
What Is Baptism? - JW. ORG Baptism with holy spirit Both John the Baptist and Jesus Christ spoke about baptism with holy spirit (Matthew 3:11; Luke 3:16; Acts 1:1-5) That baptism is not the same as baptism in the name of the holy spirit (Matthew 28:19) Why is that so? Only a limited number of Jesus’ followers are baptized with holy spirit These ones are anointed with holy spirit because they are called to serve
Is the Holy Spirit a Person? - JW. ORG The Bible’s Viewpoint Is the Holy Spirit a Person? WHAT is God’s holy spirit? In its opening words, the Bible speaks of the holy spirit —also rendered “God’s active force”— as “moving to and fro over the surface of the waters ” (Genesis 1:2) In the account of Jesus’ baptism, while God is described as being in “the heavens,” the holy spirit appears “descending like a
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