PROCLAMATION
“Now
The Lord is that Spirit; and where The Spirit of The Lord is, there is liberty.”
2 Corinthians 3:17 (KJV)
“Now
The Lord is The Spirit, and where The Spirit of The Lord is, there is
freedom.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
These
words were written by the Apostle Paul, under the influence of The Holy Spirit
of God, to the believers in the church at Corinth. Here Paul makes a
bold statement and implies that The Holy Spirit is The Spirit of The Lord
Jesus, The Christ. This should not be so hard to accept since we are
taught that God, The Father, and God, The Son, and God, The Holy Spirit are
one. (1 John 5:7) Jesus, The Christ, said, “I and My Father are one.”
(John 10:30) Therefore, The Holy Spirit
of God is The Spirit of Christ. Where The Spirit of The Lord is, there is
freedom. Freedom from the power of sin,
from guilt, from fear, and freedom from the darkness of the world.
APPLICATION
The
Bible says, “God is a Spirit; and they that worship Him must worship Him in
spirit and in truth.” (John 4:24) Wherever The Holy Spirit of The Lord
God is, there is freedom. This is not freedom in the physical sense, even
though that can also happen. This is freedom in the spiritual
sense. Since The Holy Spirit dwells within all believers, we all get to
enjoy this “freedom”; the freedom from spiritual blindness and darkness; the
freedom from the bondage of sin and the captivity of Satan; and the freedom
from the fear of hell, and the freedom from God’s wrath and eternal damnation.
The more time we spend in His Holy Word, and the more often we exhibit
the fruit of The Spirit, and the more like Him we become. As we do His
will and are ruled by our spiritual nature, we are slowly being transformed
into His image and likeness. (2 Corinthians 3:18) However, the transformation
will not be complete until He returns, and we are changed from mortal to
immortal. (1 Corinthians 15:50-53)
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