The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 149

HOLY

SPIRIT IN

THE GLORIFIED CHRIST

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Second, that this shall be wrought by a special work of the

Holy

Spirit.

it shall be effected by the Spirit that dwelleth in us. Paul induces us to apply these three to Christ; for He compares our resurrection with His, not only as regards the fact, but Hence with also as regards the working whereby it was effected.

Third, that St.

it must be confessed: Triune God raised Him from the dead. St. Peter stated this clearly on the day of Pentecost " Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death"; St. Paul repeated it in Ephes. i. 20, where he speaks of "His mighty power" which He wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead. Second, that God the Holy Spirit performed a peculiar work in

reference to the latter First, that the

:

the resurrection.

He wrought this work in Christ from within, dwellHim: " Which dwelleth in you." The nature of this work is apparent from the Holy Spirit's part If the Spirit kindles and in Adam's creation and in our birth. brings forth all life, especially in man, then it was He who reThird, that

ing in

kindled the spark quenched by sin and death.

He

do so in us. The only remaining

He

did so in Jesus;

will

difficulty is

The work

dwelleth in you."

therefore in that of Christ's

of the

human

on the third point " Which Spirit in our creation, and :

Holy

nature,

came

frofti without ; in

works from within. Of course persons dying without being temples of the Holy Spirit are excluded. St. Paul speaks exclusively of men whose hearts are His temples. Hence representing Him as dwelling in them, he speaks of Him as the Sj>irit of holiness, and Peter as the " Spirit" indicating that they do not refer to a work of the Holy Spirit in opposition to the spirit of And this Jesus, but in which His spirit agreed and cooperated. harmonizes with Christ's own words, that in the resurrection He would not be passive, but active " I have power to lay down life and I have power to take it again. This commandment I have received of My Father." The apostles declare again and again not only that Jesus was raised from the dead, but that He has risen. He had thus foretold it, and the angels said: " Behold, He is risen." Hence we reach this conclusion, that the work of the Holy Spirit in the resurrection was different from that in the humiliation was similar to that in the creation and was performed from within by the resurrection

it

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