Quotes of: True-spirit Keyword

I would say it simply: No one can give that which he doesn't personally possess, which means we cannot transmit the Holy Spirit in an effective way, render the Spirit perceptible, if we ourselves aren't close to the Spirit.

Pope Benedict XVI

All that men will serve God with must be done in Faith, viz. in the Spirit. It is the Spirit that maketh the work perfect, and acceptable in the sight of God. All that a man undertaketh and doeth in Faith, he doth in the Spirit of God, which Spirit o...

Jakob Bohme

Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom," says Paul. And we are most in line with the Spirit, most faithfully obedient, when instead of trying to manipulate people into faith, we simply live in that freedom and let the Spirit do the work of...

Chaos and Grace: Discovering the Liberating Work of the Holy Spirit

Never invite any kind of spirit to enter either your home or your person. This is an extremely important point to remember. To do so always risks to unwittingly invite evil spirits in, instead. Good spirits never need to be invited in.

The New Homeowner's Guide to House Spirits

In spite of our sinfulness, in spite of the darkness surrounding our souls, the Grace of the Holy Spirit, conferred by baptism in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, still shines in our hearts with the inextinguishable light of Ch...

Seraphim of Sarov

I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I am chief.

Sitting Bull

What drains your spirit drains your body. What fuels your spirit fuels your body.

Anatomy of the Spirit

There are at least four distinct lines of proof in the Bible that the Holy Spirit is a person.

The Person and Work of The Holy Spirit

I. All the distinctive characteristics of personality are ascribed to the Holy Spirit in the Bible.

The Person and Work of The Holy Spirit

Human spirit, things that aren't tangible, fascinate me, so I'm always researching mind, spirit, soul.

Jada Pinkett Smith

Obedience, fasting, and prayer are laughed at, yet only through them lies the way to real true freedom. I cut off my superfluous and unnecessary desires, I subdue my proud and wanton will and chastise it with obedience, and with God's help I attain f...

The Brothers Karamazov

The Bible tells us, "blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven", which means heaven that is the true world will become one's own when he discards his false mind completely.

Stop Living In This Land, Go To The Everlasting World Of Happiness, Live There Forever

Stepping out of the busyness, stopping our endless pursuit of getting somewhere else, is perhaps the most beautiful offering we can make to our spirit.

True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart

Thais believed that in defeat the downtrodden, courageous soul would rise with the fiercest determination for victory. That is when the true spirit of warriors shined through and soared. A new day would dawn and with it a renewed hope would rise abov...

Recompense

We can’t turn our true selves off and on situationally and expect them to carry and sustain us. Rationing creativity results in bipolarism of the spirit. Our creativity is also our life force. When we turn it off and on like a spigot, we start to b...

S. Kelley Harrell

All virtues are less formidable to us once the man is aware that he has them, but this is specially true of humility. Catch him at the moment when he is really poor in spirit, and smuggle into his mind the gratifying reflection, "By jove! I'm being h...

C.S. Lewis

Do I believe in demonic possession? My thinking is more aligned with 'demonization' in the context of Christianity & Spirit-filled believers, whereas I am quite certain an 'unbeliever' can possibly become 'possessed' by a demonic spirit('s).

The Person of The Holy Spirit: To Empower, Equip, and Enable

The spirit goes on foot.

Chinese

Loneliness breaks the spirit.

Jewish

It is a strange thing how sometimes merely to talk honestly of God, even if it is only to articulate our feelings of separation and confusion, can bring peace to our spirits. You thought you were unhappy because this or that was off in your relations...

My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer

Small men command the letter of the law. Great men serve its spirit. For the spirit of the law is justice... and justice is the spirit of God.

Dante's Journey