The Steps of God’s Economy, Ch 1(b)
Posted on Sep 23, 2013 in Economy of God | 0 comments2 Corinthians 13:14 “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”
Summary: God is triune in order to carry out His economy, to dispense Himself into us.
I. From the Father
II. In the Son
- Christ is the divine embodiment of God.
- In incarnation, Christ is the mingling of God with man.
- Through human living, He is able to sympathize with all our weaknesses—Heb. 4:15
- By His wonderful and effective death, His killing power slays all the old elements in us.
- In resurrection, He was made the life-giving Spirit (1 Cor 15:45b), and brought man into God.
- In ascension, He transcended over all enemies, principalities, and powers.
- In His enthronement, He was made Lord of all (Acts 2:36).
III. As the Spirit
- The Spirit now includes God (John 4:24) and the Son (2 Cor 3:17). Hence, the Three-in-one is in us (Eph 4:6; 2 Cor. 13:5; Rom 8:11)
- The Spirit in our spirit is the mark of God’s economy, and the method by which the Godhead is dispensed into us.
Spoken Sep 22, 2013
