St Basil & the Holy Spirit

Who is the Holy Spirit?

St. Basil taught that the Holy Spirit is not a thing and not just “God’s power.”

👉 The Holy Spirit is God.

Just like the Father is God and Jesus is God.

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How did Basil know the Holy Spirit is God?

Basil noticed how Christians pray.

We say:

“Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.”

Basil said:

• We only worship God

• We worship the Holy Spirit

• So the Holy Spirit must be God

That’s it. Simple and strong.

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What does the Holy Spirit do?

Basil taught that the Holy Spirit:

• Helps us become holy

• Lives inside people who love God

• Gives us strength to do good

• Helps us understand God

• Brings peace into our hearts

Only God can do these things — so again, the Spirit must be God.

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How does the Holy Spirit help us know God?

Basil used an example:

Just like:

• Your eyes need light to see

• Your soul needs the Holy Spirit to know God

Without light, eyes can’t see.

Without the Spirit, hearts can’t really know God.

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Is the Holy Spirit smaller than the Father or Jesus?

Basil said NO.

The Holy Spirit is:

• Not a helper of God

• Not “almost God”

He is fully God, working together with the Father and the Son.

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Where is the Holy Spirit now?

Basil said the Holy Spirit:

• Lives in God’s people

• Is close to us

• Helps us pray

• Makes us kind, brave, and loving

God is not far away — He is with us.

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One-sentence takeaway:

The Holy Spirit is God, we pray to Him, He lives in us, and He helps us love and know God.