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Spirit and Redemption

Paul links the bodily resurrection of believers to the New Creation. Both events are vital for our complete redemption – Romans 8:1-23. There is “now…

Spirit and Covenant

The New Covenant includes the Gift of the Spirit, the first fruits of the New Creation, and the gathering of the nations. The National sins of Israel…

The Life-Giving Spirit

Jesus grants his people the Spirit without which there is no enduring life or salvation. His words are Spirit, and they are Life. Jesus declared, “Th…

Time of Fulfillment

God foresaw the sins and downfall of Israel, therefore, He determined from the beginning to institute a New Covenant energized and characterized by H…

My Words are Life

The Spirit makes alive. The flesh profits nothing. The words which I have spoken to you, they are spirit, and they are life.” This declaration by Je…

Earnest of our Inheritance

The disciples of Jesus are the Heirs of Abraham, and the future possession of the full inheritance is guaranteed by the Gift of the Spirit. Israel’s …

Spirit and Life

The Gospel of John identifies Jesus as the Logos, the “Word” through which God made the Universe. This theme is prominent in the Gospel of John. It b…

Spirit and Resurrection

The Gift of the Spirit is the ‘first fruits’ of the bodily resurrection and a foretaste of the promised New Creation. The Apostle Paul presents Abrah…