Tuesday, January 18, 2011

God's Empowering Presence

“…the Spirit’s major role in Paul’s view of things lies with his being the absolutely essential constituent of the whole of Christian life, from beginning to end. The Spirit thus empowers ethical life in all of its dimensions – personal, corporate, and in the world. Believers in Christ, who for Paul are 'Spirit people' first and foremost, are variously described as living by the Spirit, walking in the Spirit, being led by the Spirit, bearing the fruit of the Spirit, and sowing to the Spirit…the Spirit conforms the believer into the likeness of Christ to the glory of God for living the life of God in the present.”

- Gordon Fee, Miscellaneous Writings

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