The Spirit of God

The Spirit of God in the Old TestamentCreativePowerful guidePrinciple of New Creation (Isaiah)Spirit of New Life (Ezekiel)

The Spirit of God in JesusThe Era of the Spirit (Acts)Experience of the Spirit in Paul

EucharistMinistries‘In Christ’Risen in Christ

The Spirit in John: the ParacleteGod’s Creative Wisdom

The Spirit of GodIn the Old TestamentGen 1.2 ‘The Spirit of God hovered over the waters’ – a life-giving spirit, a principle of divine action

A spirit of power to carry out God’s will

Nm 11.25 Moses’ spirit given to elders to judge casesNm 27.18 Moses’ spirit given to Joshua to lead Israel Jg 3.10 seizes on Judges to fight: Othniel,

Gideon, Jephthah, Samson, Saul

2 Kg 2.9 Double share of Elijah’s spirit given to ElishaProphetic spirit of governance (to appoint kings), to reprove (Naboth & Jezebel), to bring back to the LORD (priests of Baal), to heal & give life (widow’s son)

The Spirit of the Lord in Isaiah

Inspires prophets: 48.16 The LD, w his spirit, sends me.Excitement of Spirit of messianic era on whole people:

The spirit will be poured on usthe desert shall be fertile land (32.18)

I will pour out my Spirit on all people,your sons and daughters,your young and old, even on slaves will I pour my Spirit (Joel 3.1)Messianic kg: On him rests the Spirit of the LORD (11) –wisdom, insight, counsel, power, knowledge, fear of LDMy servant: I have endowed him with my Spirit (42.1)

The Spirit of the LORD has anointed mehe has sent me to bring good news to the poor (61.1)

Ezek 36.27: I will put a new spirit in you…

Spirit of Life – Ezekiel 37

Life to Dead Bones= Restoration of Israel? Moral regeneration? Life after death??

Ps 104.29 You take back your spirit, they die.Ezekiel 47 – River from

restored Temple

The messianic Spirit in JesusBaptismEschatological heaven-openingApocalyptic VoiceQuotes Isaiah 42.1Descent of the Spirit(Luke removes John the Baptist to prison)

Synagogue at Nazareth

The Spirit-filled prophet, as Widow of Naim

Death in JerusalemLaments over JerslmPreaching in TempleAscension

Acts of the Apostles: Era of the Spirit begins

[Luke’s Infancy Stories, fulfilment of OT, full of Spirit:1.15, 17, 35, 67, 80; 2.25]Pentecost: Festival of giving of Law (now to all world)Glossolalia reverses Babel (Lk’s s)

Explained by Joel’s prophecy

Spirit-filled CommunitySpirit fills ministers: Peter, martyrs, prayers, Stephen,

Philip, Paul, Barnabas, AgabusSpirit directs Church: gentile Pentecost, Acts 15, PaulCompetition v. evil spirits: Samaria, Cyprus, Ephesus

The experience of the Spirit in the Churches of Paul

evidenceGifts of the Spirit Ga 3.1-3 lists: 5.16-24Life of the community 1 Cor 12Co-heirs, con-form, con-gruentAdoption as sons: AbbaResurrection 1 Cor 15

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S T R E E T

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Triclinium

Atrium

Peristyle

The Spirit at Corinth

WisdomKnowledge

faithhealing

miraclesprophecy

discernmenttongues

Apostlesprophets

teachersmiracles

healingguidance

Growth into Christ

Adam archetype of sin

Jesus archetype of life

Dipped (=baptised) into Christ’s death

con crucified Ga .19con buried Rm 6.4con knit Rm 6.5co heirs Rm8.17con form Rm8.29con raised Rm 6.5

‘We are being transformed’2 Cor 3.18

Risen with Christ

1 Corinthians 15.42-44

• Don’t ask, ‘What sort of body?’

• Continuity: Figs bear figs, thistles bear thistles

• Analogy: Various sorts of ‘flesh’, ‘brightness’

• Transformation: Corruptible IncorruptibleContemptible

GloriousWeak StrongPsyche Spirit

Taken up into God after pattern of ChristPhysical? But free from limitations of flesh

The Spirit in JohnTwo Johannine Symbols

Living Water: SamaritanFeast of SheltersSide of Christ

Breath: on Mary and BDon disciples

ParacleteLegal origin: trial scenesLeads into all truthPresence of Christ

If you love me you will keep my commandmentsAnother Paraclete will be with you for ever

The world cannot accept him, but you know himI shall not leave you orphans

The world will not longer see me, but you will see meYou in me and I in you

Whoever loves me will keep my commands

Wisdom LiteratureThe Spirit of Wisdom

Torah sSira 24: I came forth from the mouth of the Most High.

From eternity, in the beginning, he created me,and for eternity I shall remain.In Jerusalem he has given me rest.

Prov 8.20: The LORD possessed me when his purpose first unfoldedbefore the oldest of his works I was firmly set.I was by his side, a master craftsman, ever at play in his presenceDelighting to be with the children of men.

Wisdom 7.22 A breath of the power of God, pure emanation of the glory of the Almighty, reflection of the eternal light,untarnished mirror of God’s active power, image of his goodness