Monthly Archives: May 2017

The risen and exalted Jesus encounters us personally as the one who is our salvation. Through this living encounter with Jesus by the Spirit we come to know the true God.  And as he repeatedly encounters us we know ever … Continue reading →

Before anything was even made God decided to have us in relationship with himself.  He alone decided this for us. He also decided to act in Jesus by his Spirit to achieve his aim. That means all the action of … Continue reading →

God’s Spirit unites us with Jesus, the Father’s Son.  Within this union, all that belongs to Jesus becomes ours, including his relationship with the Father in the Spirit.  Baxter Kruger writes,  “The gospel is not the news that we can … Continue reading →

Father and Son know each other in a unique way because they are One in a unique way.  The Father is in the Son and the Son is in the Father.  Mutually indwelling one another, Father and Son know each … Continue reading →

In one of his prayers Jesus says, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth…” (Luke 10: 21-22).  Jesus is always aware of his Father as Lord of all. He always acknowledges that he was sent by his Father … Continue reading →