The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 61

WORK OF THE HOLY

SPIRIT DISTINGUISHED

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The king furto the plans. arranging of the materials according the palace. constructs builder the plans, nishes the materials and the builder alone; but Who, then, built it? Neither the king nor treasure. the builder erects it out of the royal Father and Son in this between relation expresses the This

respect as far as

human

relations can illustrate the divine.

In the

the two operations appear: second, materials, forces, and plans; causative, which produces the forces forms and orders the matethese with the constructive, which And as the first proceeds from the rials according to the plan. The Father is the Royal Father, so does the second from the Son. the materials and powers; and the Son as construction of the

first,

universe

Source of the necessary

according to the counsel Builder constructs all things with them existed independently, such If the Father and the Son of God since the Father generates cooperation would be impossible. But generation the Son contams the the Son, and by virtue of that can be no division of Being, and entire Being of the Father, there For the entire wisdom only the distinction of Persons remains. to all is generated and power whereby the Son gives consistency designed all is a by the Father; while the counsel which

m

Him

wisdom which He as determination by the Father of that divine the effulgence forever Son is Father generates in the Son. For the Person-Heb. His of express image of the Father's glory, and the

The

creature

is

creation. This does not complete the work of niche in the universe some adorn to or exist to simply not made and Rather was everything created with a purpose like a statue. have we when only complete a destiny; and our creation will be says: "God rested become what God designed. Hence Gen. ii. 3 it perfect" (Dutch make from all His work which He had created to translation).

Thus

to cause it to lead the creature to its destiny, the proper is perfect, it to its nature, to make

to develop according

work t

of the

Holy

Spirit.

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