God is a complex being only understood partially, and his existence is challenged by some but accepted by Christians as a matter of faith. It is possible to prove any aspect about his existence through Thomas Aquinas. The Christian Trinity consists of the Father, the son and the Holy Spirit which is united under one godhead. The Holy Spirit is sometimes spoken of as the breath of God, it is also described as living water …
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…Lord empowers him or her for His service. We cannot achieve unaided and unchanged what the Lord would have us do. Of course all baptized Christians are a new creation. But I believe for the shepherding of God's flock, those shepherds called need special grace to empower them to that end. Paul wrote that Christians are not given a spirit of fear, but of power. This is for every Christian, and especially for the ordained.