Affirms
Holy Spirit regenerates, sanctifies, and indwells believers.
The Moravian Church affirms that the Holy Spirit is the active agent of spiritual regeneration and sanctification in believers' lives. The Spirit indwells the believer, empowering for witness and Christian living. While some of Zinzendorf's writings contain mystical language—including occasional feminine metaphors for the Spirit's nurturing role (though not official doctrine)—the mainline Moravian teaching affirms the Spirit's work in enabling faith and holiness. The Spirit's activity is understood as ongoing and essential to Christian experience.
Key Distinctions
- Personhood:
- third divine person, coequal with Father and Son
- Spiritual gifts view:
- open but cautious — gifts may continue; tongues not mandated as evidence
- Spirit baptism:
- occurs at conversion; subsequent experiences of filling are possible
Scripture References
Sources
- Moravian Church, Ground of the Unity
- Count Zinzendorf, Spiritual Writings