The ornithological metaphor is usually traced back to Luke 3:22 when, at Jesus' baptism by John in the Jordan, we are told that "the holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove." ...

For that reason, we often believe that representations of the Holy Trinity follow internationally and unconditionally accepted conventions: God in Heaven, a dove descending toward Christ ...

John consented and baptized Jesus. When Jesus came up from the water, the heavens opened suddenly, and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him. The Bible records that the Spirit descended like a dove and ...

See how the Old Testament female dove received by the savior of mortal life, Noah, prophecies the New Testament Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him. See how Jesus ...

False doctrine is poison to the soul, and multitudes of people have been condemned for eternity after embracing lethal false doctrines ...

So, why are doves beautiful, whereas pigeons are a nuisance? When I think of the Holy Spirit descending on Jesus “like a dove”, I want it to happen delicately, gently. Yet when pigeons and doves take ...

His flesh blessed the water, and the descent of the Holy Spirit descended in the form of a dove. The biblical gospels are not the only references to the baptisms performed by John, and in the Acts ...

A painting on a Catholic church's ceiling depicts the Holy Spirit descending upon the apostles. (CNS/Octavio Duran) Pinnock likewise picks up on the theme of the Spirit's seeming elusiveness and ...

The Holy Spirit might be called the “faceless God,” though we do not say that because it denigrates. We see the face as the portal to the soul, even if we sometimes fail to read what truly ...

And of course, the place where this glorious doctrine was uncovered is Holy Scripture ... and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on Him. And a voice from Heaven said ...