The two young men from Syria were amazingly interested in knowing more about Jesus. They didn't know much about Christianity except for what they'd been taught by people in their faith. They asked me, "Why do Christians believe in three gods?"

"You believe that Jesus is God. And you believe that the Father is God. And you believe that the Holy Spirit is God," they answered. "Therefore, you must believe in three gods."

I then probed them. "Are there three parts of you? Is there a spiritual part of you that's completely different from the physical part of your life? And is the physical part of your life different from your personality?"

"Yes, of course," they said.

I then told them, "Then, there must be three of you."

"Oh, no. You've misunderstood," they quickly retorted. "These are three different parts of our lives, but there's just one of us." All of a sudden, they understood what I was telling them about the nature of God. "Now we understand. There are three distinct aspects of God, but only one God."

"That's right," I said. There's one, true and living God. But there's three unique aspects of this one God - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit."

The Bible is very clear about the character and nature of God. There's only one God, but three distinct representations of this one God. In fact, the Bible attributes names to God that are interchangeable. Paul, the apostle, refers to "Spirit of Jesus Christ" in his writings to the church in Phillipi. He also refers to the "Spirit of Christ" in his letter to the believers in Rome (Romans 8:9). Both of these references are the same Greek word used for the Holy Spirit. It's the word "pneuma" which means "wind." The Holy Spirit is like the wind. He is invisible, immaterial, and very powerful. Yet, the Holy Spirit is the very Spirit of Jesus Christ.

We often use terminology that says, "Jesus came into my heart." That's true, but it wasn't literally the physical, historical Jesus that came into my heart. It was the Spirit of Jesus that came to dwell in me at the moment of my salvation. Or, I can correctly say that it was the Holy Spirit who came to dwell in my heart on that wonderful day. I can say that Jesus came into my heart and be correct. And I can also say that the Holy Spirit or the Spirit of Jesus Christ came into my heart on that day. All are correct. The reason that all are correct is because they're one in the same. They're all names attributed to the one, true and living God.

When we fully comprehend all of the truth wrapped in the name of "the Spirit of Jesus Christ," our Christian lives begin to take on a new dimension. The very Spirit of Jesus dwells in us. Our victory isn't in ourselves, our will power, or in our abilities. Our victory is in the God who has come to dwell in us. Nothing is impossible with Him.

The Spirit of Jesus lives in you if you belong to Him. He is your source of victory. Think about that - the very Spirit of Jesus has come to dwell in your heart. Fall on your face and worship Him. Trust in Him. He will never disappoint you.