Holy Spirit Research Paper

The topic of spiritual themes is crucial in understanding what it means to be a Christian. For instance, a person must comprehend how each gift is manifested in the Holy Spirits character and thus is an example for how we as Christians should choose to live our lives, based off of these principles. Also, one must fully explore and research each individual theme and how they can incorporate it into their own life, if they wish to become fully immersed in every aspect of the Christian faith. I plan to discuss each gift of the Holy Spirit, which include the following: wisdom, understanding, counsel, and fortitude. Also, I will discuss the knowledge, piety, and fear of the lord. I will then relate these concepts to my personal life as well as my majors of psychology and sociology. I will discuss this in the conclusion portion of my paper to back up claims and opinions earlier mentioned in the paper. I am interested in this specific topic because they are very good characteristics for one to possess. I feel as though I can relate to these particular qualities in my own personal walk with the Lord and I hope to grow in my faith from having to research this topic. …show more content…
The history of these gifts dates back to a circa of AD 100 to either AD 451 or the 18th century when patristic church fathers who were also early Christian writers documented these works. More extensive research was done in the medieval ages by Bonaventure, an Italian medieval scholastic theologian and philosopher. The main source utilized throughout this paper will be of Bonaventure’s statements on the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. I will then use other sources to juxtapose those of