Part One: The Profession of Faith › Section Two of Part One: The Profession of the Christian Faith: The Creeds ›› CHAPTER 3: I Believe in the Holy Spirit

› Article 8: “I Believe in the Holy Spirit” › IN BRIEF › Article 9: “I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church” › Article 10: I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins › IN BRIEF › Article 11: “I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body” › IN BRIEF › Article 12: “I Believe in Life Everlasting” › IN BRIEF

Questions and Answers

688. Who is the first to awaken Faith in us? (CCC 683) The first to awaken Faith in us is the Holy Spirit.
To be in touch with Christ, we must first have been touched by the Holy Spirit.
689. Why was the Holy Spirit the last person of the Trinity to be revealed? (CCC 684) The Holy Spirit is the last person of the Trinity to be revealed, because it would not have been prudent to reveal His divinity when the divinity of the Father and of the Son was not manifest.
The progressive Revelation of the Trinity is called by St Gregory of Nazianzus: the pedagogy of divine condescension.
690. In what is the outpouring of the Holy Spirit after Christ seen? (CCC 686) The outpouring of the Holy Spirit after Christ is seen in:
1. the Church
2. the forgiveness of sins
3. the resurrection of the flesh
4. the life everlasting.
This outpouring of the Holy Spirit is explained in the articles 9-12 of the Creed.