God the Holy Spirit, Mentor's Guide, MG14

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G O D T H E H O L Y S P I R I T

1. The Spirit’s ministry of hope flows from his critical role in the life-giving renewal of all things.

a. Ezek. 36.6-37.28

b. Matt. 19.28 (cf. Titus 3.5)

2. The Spirit as the in-breaking presence of the “Age to Come”

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a. The firstfruits of a renewed creation, Rom. 8.23-24

b. The guarantee of resurrection and eternal life, 2 Cor. 5.1-5

c. The downpayment on the rule of Christ in the Age to Come, Eph. 1.13-14, 19-21.

Conclusion

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[The] Spirit is at work in history, first bringing humankind into existence and then moving it toward the goal of union [with God]. Spirit is the power released to bring the divine plans to completion. He is Spirit of creation and new creation, concerned with creating community and bringing about the kingdom. Spirit is the power by which this present age will be transformed into the kingdom and which ever works to bring about ultimate fulfillment . . . The scope is breathtaking. God’s breath is on the whole creation–we live and move and have our being in an ocean of love.

~ Clark Pinnock. Flame of Love . p. 61.