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Trinity
Trinity
Augustine while puzzling
over the doctrine of the Trinity
was walking along the beach one day when he
observed a young boy with a bucket
running back and forth to pour water into a
little hole. Augustine asked
“What are you doing?” The boy replied
“I’m
trying to put the ocean into this hole.” Then Augustine realized that he had
been trying to put an infinite God into his finite mind.
HOLY
SPIRIT AND CHRIST.
If there is one
thing more than another that is stated of the Lord Jesus
it is
that in His
life and labours
as the Man and Servant of God
He was dependent upon the Holy
Spirit. There are no less than fifteen direct references to the Holy Spirit and
His action in relation to the Lord Jesus
and vice versa.
Ⅰ. Christ was born of the
Holy Spirit as to His human nature (Matthew 1:18).
Ⅱ. The Holy Spirit was the
Father’s promised gift to Christ (Mattew 12:18)
Ⅲ. Christ was sealed with
the Holy Spirit at His baptism (Mark 1:10).
Ⅳ. The normal condition of
Christ as to His life was
that He was full of the Holy Spirit (Luke 4:1).
Ⅴ. The Holy Spirit was the
sphere in which Christ moved (Luke 4:14).
Ⅵ. Christ was led by the
Holy Spirit (Matt.4:1).
Ⅶ. The Holy Spirit was the
power by which Christ exercised His ministry (Luke 4:18).
Ⅷ. The Holy Spirit was the
energy in which Christ’s overcame the powers of Satan (Matt 12:28)
Ⅸ. The Holy Spirit was the
secret of Christ’s joy (Luke 10:21).
Ⅹ. The Holy Spirit was the anointing which
enabled Christ to go about doing good (Acts 10:38).
Ⅺ. The Holy Spirit was the
strength which enabled Christ to offer Himself as a sacrifice to God on account
of sin (Heb.9:14).
Ⅻ. The Holy Spirit was the might by which
Christ was raised from the dead (Romans 8:11).
XIII. The Lord
Jesus was the Bestower of the Holy Spirit to His disciples (John 20:22).
XIV. The Holy
Spirit was the authority by which Christ gave His commands (Acts 1:2).
XV. The Holy
Spirit was the justifier of Christ (1. Tim.3:16).
── F.E. Marsh《Five Hundred Bible Readings》