God the eternal Spirit was active with the
Father and the Son in Creation, incarnation, and redemption. He inspired
the writers of Scripture. He filled Christ's life with power. He draws
and convicts human beings; and those who respond He renews and transforms
into the image of God. Sent by the Father and the Son to be always with
His children, He extends spiritual gifts to the church, empowers it to
bear witness to Christ, and in harmony with the Scriptures leads it into
all truth. (
Genesis 1:1,2;
Luke 1:35;
Luke 4:18;
Acts 10:38;
2 Peter 1:21;
2 Corinthians 3:18;
Ephesians 4:11,12;
Acts 1:8;
John 14:16-18,26;
John 15:26,27;
John 16:7-13.
)