Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power" (Acts 10:38). 14 Seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. The writings of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee focus on the enjoyment of the divine life, which all the believers possess, and on the building up of the church, the goal of God's work with man in this age. After Jesus' ascension the early Christians fulfilled Luke's epic theme of restoration in their new empire, inclusion of outcasts, and endurance during the resistance. ( Log Out /  Acts and the Gospel of Luke make up a two-part work, Luke–Acts, by the same anonymous author, usually dated to around 80–90 AD, although some experts now suggest 90-110. Baptism and the coming of the Spirit In Luke, Jesus is baptized in the Jordan and, after he prayed, the Holy Spirit comes down upon him in visible form, the form of a dove (Luke 3:22). Such a Spirit has and even is the bountiful supply for a person like Paul who was experiencing and enjoying Christ in His human living and resurrection. Such an all-inclusive Spirit was needed by Paul in his preaching ministry, a ministry of suffering among human beings and for human beings in the human life. 15 And the evil spirit answered and said to them, “I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” 16 And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaped on them and subdued all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. In Acts of the Apostles, Jesus appeared to the apostles for forty days, and commanded them to stay in Jerusalem after which Jesus ascended to heaven, followed by the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, and the missionary task of the early church. Acts is a book of theology. We must, of course, remember that a fully-fledged Trinitarian schema did not develop for quite some time even after the writing of the New Testament; in particular, the distinction between the Son and the Spirit lagged considerably behind efforts to distinguish the Father from the Son. This is not merely the Spirit of God before the Lord’s incarnation but the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit with divinity, after the Lord’s resurrection, compounded with the Lord’s incarnation (humanity), human living under the cross, crucifixion, and resurrection. The interchangeable use of the Spirit of Jesus with the Holy Spirit in Acts 16:6 reveals that the Spirit of Jesus is the Holy Spirit. This series looks at the book of Acts, considering some of the characteristics of churches that are empowered by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of Jesus is a particular expression concerning the Spirit of God and refers to the Spirit of the incarnated Savior who, as Jesus in His humanity, passed through human living and death on the cross. Given the close link with Jesus, I suspect that 16.7 more likely refers to some kind of charismatic prophecy in which the speaker is understood to be speaking in the name of Jesus and under the possession of the Spirit. 1 In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning 2 until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. ( Log Out /  ... Philippians 1:19 ...'For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.' The pneumatic Christ is identical to the Spirit. And yet there is one Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:4), showing us that the Father and the Son are one Spirit. Then, at Jesus’ baptism, the Holy Spirit came upon him in the form of a dove. This series looks at the book of Acts, considering some of the characteristics of churches that are empowered by the Holy Spirit. Hence, to Paul the Spirit was the Spirit of Jesus Christ, the compound, all-inclusive, life-giving Spirit of the Triune God. How do we know that God is living? Tinubu, in a Christmas message on Thursday in Lagos, also beseeched all to place in their hearts and minds the commitment to be more tolerant and less … The Spirit of Jesus Christ is the reality of the One who lived on earth in humanity and of the One who resurrected from among the dead and who is now both in the heavens and dwelling in the believers and who will be the center of God’s economy for eternity. This is similar to the many times when Jesus would not permit the demons to proclaim that He was the Son of God (e.g. We know that God is living because we have the Spirit as the reality of the living God. In every case in the Old Testament (28 times), the phrase is always “the spirit of YHWH.” 4 times in the New Testament, this phrase appears, but “YHWH” is replaced by “Lord.” 2 times in the New Testament, “YHWH” is replaced by “Jesus” (Acts 16:7, Philippians 1:19). In his suffering Paul experienced both the Lord’s suffering in His humanity and the Lord’s resurrection. Thus, there is no possible verbal cognate it could take. Sorry to be nit picky. [1] Just before His ascension, Jesus gathered His apostles and commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now” (Acts 1:4-5). Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Acts 2:32-33 ...'This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. The Acts of the Apostles, often referred to simply as Acts, or formally the Book of Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian church and the spread of its message to the Roman Empire. Thanks for the article. The Promise of the Holy Spirit. Luke, the writer of the words you quoted from Acts 16, had evidently learned well via the Eleven that the Holy Spirit, while not Jesus, was indeed the Spirit of Jesus within the lives of believers after Jesus had ascended to the Father. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. In the New Testament the Spirit is also called the Lord Spirit (2 Cor. The apostles’ statement here, in response to Paul’s stubbornness, simply reflects this apocalyptic conviction. The holy anointing ointment in Exodus 30:23-25, a compound of olive oil with four kinds of spices, was a full type of this compound Spirit of God, who is now the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Perhaps, as Fee (Philippians NICNT, 134-5) suggests, the unusual designation can only be explained by the context: “Paul knows that Christ will be glorified in his life or death only as he is filled with the Spirit of Christ himself. “Holy Spirit” is used 91 times in the New Testament and is the Spirit that came on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:4). Acts 1:8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” 2 After His resurrection and in His resurrection the Lord became the pneumatic Christ. In order for a genitive to be objective or subjective, the head noun (in this case Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ) must have a verbal cognate. Since we have the Spirit of the living God, we have the living God in His reality. Acts shows us that Jesus was true to His word: the Holy Spirit came to the disciples and empowered them to work miracles and preach the good news throughout the world. 3 Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. In the Book of Acts we read of the Spirit of Jesus. Spirit he was led for 40 days in the wilderness of temptation (Luke 4:1). This is why 2 Corinthians 3:17 says, “The Lord is the Spirit.” Today in resurrection the very Christ, our Lord, is identical to the Spirit who gives life. During His last days with His disciples, Jesus met with them on several occasions. Acts of the Spirit Jesus’ ministry didn’t stop when he ascended into Heaven. Book Review: Wallace and Thornborrow, Stories of the Saints, Book Update: Teaching for Spiritual Formation, New Book Announcement: Teaching for Spiritual Formation, “Preaching Pentecost” on Anglican Compass. Rather he continued his work through many people and church communities. And after they came to Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them (Acts 16:7 NASB). If we act in the spirit of Jesus, we shall defeat COVID-19 – Tinubu. It was the Holy Spirit who next led Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. © 2014 Living Stream Ministry. Gal 4.6). In fact Jesus continues to act directly as in the case of Stephen, and the Holy Spirit makes this known (7:55). When Paul says that the apostles inscribed a letter with the Spirit of the living God, this does not mean that the Spirit of the living God is only the Spirit and not God Himself. Quick outline of Acts Take “the spirit of the Lord” for example. Acts 10 46 For they heard them speaking in other languages and declaring the greatness of God. If we do not have the Spirit of Jesus, Jesus will not be real to us. The only other usage of this construction in the NT is found in Phil 1.19, in which Paul implores the help of τοῦ πνεύματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. However, this may not, upon further reflection, be the best way to tackle this text. In Philippians 1:19 Paul says, “I know that for me this shall turn out to salvation through your petition and the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.” The Spirit of Jesus Christ is the Spirit mentioned in John 7:39. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. With this Spirit the apostles inscribed upon the saints to make them a letter of Christ written by them. Living Stream Ministry publishes the works of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee, providing the authoritative and definitive collections of treasures from these two servants of the Lord Jesus Christ. 5 the Holy Spirit. The Apostles’ preaching was biblical. “Trying to go deeper, however, we are confronted with the problem of whether ‘Spirit of Jesus Christ’ should be taken as an objective or subjective genitive, but it seems to almost certainly be objective (cf. “saved”—hence the Spirit (in Luke-Acts) has sometimes been called a “donum su-peradditum”; literally, “an additional gift” (“additional,” that is, to the grace of sal-vation) or “second-blessing.” One has only to consider the reception of the Spirit by Jesus (Luke 3:21-22) and by the apostles (Acts … That is, it is Christ resident in him by the Spirit who will be the cause of Paul’s–and therefore the gospel’s–not being brought to shame and of Christ’s being magnified through him.” Fair enough, but I’d still like more clarification on why Paul uses “Spirit of Jesus Christ” instead of his much more common “Spirit of God.” Alas, it remains to me a bit of a mystery…, Interesting article. Conclusion: The kingdom would soon come with power in Jerusalem when the Holy Spirit came on the apostles. So what are we to make of this? The apostles saw the recent events of Christ being crucified … Great events were about to occur! 10. All rights reserved. (Conclusion of the New Testament, The (Msgs. Trying to go deeper, however, we are confronted with the problem of whether “Spirit of Jesus Christ” should be taken as an objective or subjective genitive, but it seems to almost certainly be objective (cf. Jesus returned from Jordan "full of the Holy Spirit," and by that. Following F. F. Bruce (Acts NICNT, 327), I take it as more probable that, given the reference to the “Holy Spirit” in the previous verse (16.6), this must be Luke’s way of indicating a different method of communicating the will of the Spirit. (Acts 21:13–14) Jesus has been made Lord and Christ, and as such he is dynamically overseeing, through the Spirit, from his position at the right hand of the Father, the mission of the apostles and the witness of the churches. This was an exaltation and a boast for them. Given that we have to imagine some kind of process by which “the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them (to go into Bithynia),” this mechanism seems plausible and it also makes sense of the unique expression. One of my more perceptive students this week called my attention to the curious phrase “the Spirit of Jesus” (τὸ πνεῦμα Ἰησοῦ) in Acts 16.7. In fact, Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit. Also consider “Holy Spirit.” In every case in the Old Testament (3 times), the “Holy Spirit” refers to Father YHWH. Given that it is not until the fourth century that we find the Son and Spirit clearly distinguished, we should not be surprised to find some confusion concerning the unique identity of the Spirit as distinct from the person of the Son in a first-century text like Acts. The living God here is the Triune God, the One who has passed through the process of incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection and has now been consummated in the life-giving, life-imparting, and life-dispensing Spirit. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. One of my more perceptive students this week called my attention to the curious phrase “the Spirit of Jesus” (τὸ πνεῦμα Ἰησοῦ) in Acts 16.7. * The power would come when the Holy Spirit came (Acts 1:8). Aside from this verse and Philippians 1:19, the Spirit seems to retain the Father’s name. To take just one example, Justin Martyr, writing in the middle of the second century, more or less entirely fails to distinguish between the identities and activities of the Word (that is, the Son) and the Spirit (cf. Tinubu. No, the Spirit of the living God is God. Acts is a book of history as it records the acts of Jesus Christ by His Spirit through His Church. The outpouring of the Spirit was coincident with his baptism in water, but distinct from it. Such role for the Spirit was foretold in the Gospel of John, which the highlight verses of many references there of the Spirit are noted here. Gal 4.6).”. Luke, who allegedly wrote a gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, has more to say about the Spirit than any other biblical writer does. 2 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. From the start, in Acts 1:2, the reader is reminded that the Ministry of Jesus, while he was on earth, was carried out through the power of the Holy Spirit and that the "acts of the apostles" are the continuing acts of Jesus, facilitated by the Holy Spirit. 079-098), Chapter 1, by Witness Lee). As for Phil 1.19, this brings us into a broader discussion of the relationship between Christ and the Spirit in Paul, and we again need to recall that, for Paul, the Spirit “is identical with the exalted Lord once this Lord is considered, not in Himself, but in His work towards the community” (so Schweizer, TDNT 6.433). This expression proves strongly that the Lord Christ is the Spirit and the Spirit is the Lord Christ. The “Spirit of Jesus” (Acts 16.7) Posted on March 31, 2014 by krhughes14. 1:4; 4:5; 5:6). 3:18). * The Holy Spirit would come in Jerusalem soon after Jesus' ascension (Acts 1:4,5). Luke carefully records the spread of Christianity in the Roman world, sometimes as an eyewitness. Would-Be Exorcists. The Spirit of Jesus Christ is the Spirit of the Jesus who lived a life of suffering on earth and of the Christ who is now in resurrection. Hence, there is no way to divide the Lord from the Spirit or to separate the Lord from the Spirit, for the Lord and the Spirit are one. Promise of the Spirit Acts 1:4-5. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Jesus (Acts 16:7) see also Galatians 4:6. Once when they were all "assembled together" (perhaps on the same occasion remembered in Luke 24:46–49), He instructed them that they were not yet ready to preach the gospel. The Spirit of Jesus is mainly for the Lord’s humanity and human living; the Spirit of Christ is mainly for the Lord’s resurrection. To experience the power of the Lord’s resurrection we need the Spirit of Christ. In the book of Acts, the many references to the Spirit are noted below: Acts Chapter 1. This text great energiser and great equaliser in the girl was proclaiming Paul and His companions be. 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