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God’s Purpose of Adoption

In the Jesus story we see the dearly loved Son relating to his Father in love. He was constantly responding to his Father in love as he overflowed in the joy of the Spirit. We would do well to constantly … Continue reading

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Communal Purpose

The Triune God is a communal being. This relational God has never been alone and turned in on himself. He has always been a communion of three persons mutually indwelling one another in love. Within this communion of three persons, … Continue reading

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Enjoying Our Access

Jesus has opened up a new and living way into God’s holy presence, but will we enjoy the access?  Not by our own efforts.  We need the Holy Spirit to take us into God’s presence personally. Through Jesus, the Spirit … Continue reading

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Access

“For through him, we both have access to the Father by one Spirit” (Eph. 2.18). We have access to the Father as sons and daughters in union with the Son. The Father is relational. He always relates to his unique … Continue reading

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Communion Restored

Before the world was created, Father and Son were always together enjoying joyful communion in the Spirit. However, the Son was chosen to be God with us as one of us. And in obedience to his Father, he came among … Continue reading

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Gazing on the Beauty of the Lord

God is a person of beauty who delights in beauty and desires to see it everywhere. And he puts the desire for beauty in us so that we may delight in it too. Some may be willing to pay much … Continue reading

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Unceasing Love

As we gaze on Jesus, we see the mutual love of Father and Son in the Spirit. In this constant self-giving of Father towards Son and Son towards Father, we get a glimpse of the deep bond of love within … Continue reading

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The mutual love of Father and Son

The apostle John saw Jesus’ love for people as he constantly gave himself to others. He also saw Jesus’ love to the Father. He couldn’t miss that as Jesus was always turned towards his Father in loving relationship. In Jesus, … Continue reading

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One with Christ

The Father’s Son united himself with us by becoming fully human.  The Spirit of the Father’s Son joins us to the Son so that we are in him as he is in us.  We are one with Christ and he … Continue reading

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Jesus Reveals his Father by the Spirit

Full of joy through the Spirit, Jesus overflowed in praise towards his Father. In the Spirit’s fullness, he went on to say, “No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is … Continue reading

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