Basic # 3: The Holy Spirit

Here's basic #3 of me being a Mennonite, again first quoted from Confession of Faith from A Mennonite Perspective:
"I believe in the Holy Spirit, the eternal spirit of God, who dwelled in Jesus Christ, who empowers the church, who is the source of our life in Christ, and who is poured out on those who believe as the guarantee of our redemption of creation.

Through the Spirit of God, the world was created, prophets and writers of Scripture were inspired, the people were enabled to follow God's law, Mary conceived, and Jesus was annointed at his baptism. By the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus proclaimed the good news of the reign of God, healed the sick, accepted death on the cross, and was raised from the dead.

At Pentecost, God began to pour out the Spirit on all flesh..."

The Holy Spirit is one one the three parts of the trinity. When a person becomes a believer, the Holy Spirit comes and dwells within in their soul and heart, just as it happened to the early believers at Pentecost (Acts 2). In other words, God lives within you. The Holy Spirit helps us do things that we could never do on our own, whether speaking in tongues, preaching to thousands of people, kicking a drug habit, or making a right choice. In Christians, that "little voice inside your head" that tells you what to do to bring glory to God is often refered to as the Holy Spirit. H.S. is hard to grasp, but I know that I've done some things that I knew God wanted me to do that I would have never done on my own. The H.S. gives that strength-everyday, in big ways or small. more on this later.