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Spirit


CategoryTheological Term / Doctrine of Humanity / Name for the Holy Spirit
Modern Equivalentthe innermost aspect of a person; the divine person of the Holy Spirit.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionA layered and deeply significant KJV term. (1) The human spirit — the deepest part of a person, capable of communion with God; (2) the Holy Spirit — the third person of the Trinity who indwells believers; (3) spiritual beings generally. The interplay between the human spirit and the divine Spirit is central to biblical spirituality.
Key Verses"God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." (John 4:24); "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God." (Romans 8:16)