We believe in the Holy Spirit

We believe in the Holy Spirit,
the gift of God promised through Christ for His children and for the Church.
The Spirit convicts the world of sin,
and is the pledge of our adoption as God’s children.
The Spirit intercedes for us in prayer;
and claims us in the waters of baptism,
in which believers are immersed for the forgiveness of sins
to be united with Christ in His Body.
The Spirit of holiness and freedom liberates us from sin,
and claims us as servants of purity,
conforming us to the image of Jesus Christ in our attitudes and conduct.
The Spirit binds us together with believers of all times and places
in the one Body of Christ, the Church;
and calls and empowers men and women for various ministries
for building up the Body
and carrying out Jesus’ ministry in the world.
The Spirit inspired the prophets and apostles to speak God’s Word,
guiding the preservation, study, and proclamation of Scripture,
both Old and New Testaments,
the unique revelation of God under which we stand,
our authoritative guide for faith and life.

To God be the glory in the Church and in Jesus Christ
throughout all generations,
for ever and ever!
Amen.