THE SPIRIT IN CHRIST The New Testament ushers in the Dispensation of the Spirit, fulfilling the promise that God would pour out of His Spirit on all flesh, put His Spirit within His people’s hearts, and so write His laws there. This was to be done in the days of the Messiah, who was to be anointed with the Holy Spirit. Accordingly we find in the New Testament that the Holy Spirit is represented as working upon, in and through Jesus Christ. The designations, “Spirit of Christ,” “Spirit of Jesus Christ,” indicate a relation between Christ and the Holy Spirit which is not shared by His disciples. For example, we would not think of speaking of the “Spirit of Paul.” From the beginning to the end of His earthly life the Lord Jesus was intimately connected with the Holy Spirit. So close is the connection that Paul describes Christ as a “quickening Spirit.” The meaning is not that Jesus is the Spirit, but that He gives the Spirit and through the same Spirit exercises omnipresence. The Spirit is mentioned in connection with the following crises and aspects of Christ’s ministry: Birth, Baptism, Ministry, Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension. We will be presenting each of these crises and aspects of Christ’s ministry in subsequent posts.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:41:08 +0000
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