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When the angel
appeared to Mary the mother of Jesus he announced to her that she
would give birth to a son by the power of God the Holy Spirit.
The physical birth of Jesus the Messiah without a human father was
made possible by this miracle of God.
Another miracle of
birth is what happens when we believe in Jesus and are born by the
Holy Spirit. Jesus calls this being born again. He says,
"The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you
cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with
everyone born of the Spirit." (John 3:8)
Throughout the
Bible we find God in the person of the Holy Spirit giving people His
power to perform miracles or to bring a message of prophecy to the
people. In the New Testament we see Jesus' teaching about the
wonderful work of the Holy Spirit convincing us that we are sinners
so that we can turn to God in repentance. We also see the
effect of the Holy Spirit: But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness
and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (Galatians
5:22-23) |
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