b'A T I C L E R TO DOWNLOAD THIS FOR YOUR CLASS GO TO: SMP.ORG/ASPIREVOL2Or is the Holy Spirit the Spirit of Jesus whom Jesus breathed upon the disciples after the resurrection (John 20:213), who enables us to cry out, Abba, Father (Galatians 4:6), and who makes it possible for believers to belong to God (Romans 8:9)? Are these one and the same Holy Spirit? Is it the same Holy Spirit at work in creation, in incarnation, in grace, and in salvation? The conclusion of those who posed the question was yes. If it is the same Holy Spirit, however, how can one speak of the emergence or mission of the Holy Spirit in new and surprising ways? What distinguishes the Trinitarian Person of the Holy Spirit from the Spirit of the Divine who animated, vivified, and inspired the leaders and prophets of Israel? Renata Sedmakova / Shutterstock.comTo answer that question, one must Pentecost: Missionattend to the words of Jesus himself. It is he who signals the emergence of the Holy Spirit of the Spirit as a distinct person with a distinct mission. One of the first inklings of this new emergent comes By Gloria L. Schaab through in the Gospel of John. In the midst of the farewell discourses of From the earliest attempts at Trinitarian proclamation, questions were raised aboutJesus in John 1317, Jesus makes the person of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Trinity. Is the Holy Spirit the Spirit of Godseveral references to the Advocate, spoken of in the Hebrew Scriptures as the mighty wind who hovered over the watersor Paraclete, whom the Father will of creation (Genesis 1:2), as the one poured out over all humankind as proclaimedsend. The term comes from the in the book of Joel (3:12), and as the Spirit sent forth to renew the face of the earthGreek word parakletos, which can be (Psalms 104:30)? Is the Holy Spirit the Spirit of God in the Gospels who overshadowedtranslated as comforter, counselor, Mary at her annunciation (Luke 1:35), who descended upon Jesus in the form of aadvocate, or defender: In the Gospel, the sense of Advocate, counsel, [is] one who dove at his baptism (Mark 1:10, Matthew 3:16, Luke 3:22), who drove Jesus into thepleads, convinces, convicts, who strengthens on the one hand and defends on the other. 1desert after his baptism (Mark 1:12, Matthew 4:1, Luke 4:1), in whom Jesus prayed and rejoiced (Luke 10:21), who distributes spiritual gifts for the benefit of the community(1 Corinthians 12:411), and in whom we are sanctified (2 Thessalonians 2:1314)?22 AspireVolume 2//Fall 2020 Subscribe today! smp.org/aspire ARTICLE 23'