zoeenglishministry
Puritan Board Freshman
This is perhaps in the wrong section but here is the question: How exactly did Christ appropriate the power of the Holy Spirit in the fullness of His humanity?
For instance, as I've heard some suggest in the past, was it upon the Holy Spirit whom Christ walked as He tread above the water (cf. Gen. 1:2)? If so, how exactly did Christ appropriate or invoke the Holy Spirit in His earthly ministry and, as such, how can those in Christ reflect this same appropriation towards an obedience of faith?
A pastoral application of this same question: how should the Church practically teach its members to appropriate the power of the Spirit to overcome sin? I see a tapestry of thoughts, some more esoteric than others, from calling out in prayer, spiritual disciplines, personal reflection/identification (Scazzero), etc.
For instance, as I've heard some suggest in the past, was it upon the Holy Spirit whom Christ walked as He tread above the water (cf. Gen. 1:2)? If so, how exactly did Christ appropriate or invoke the Holy Spirit in His earthly ministry and, as such, how can those in Christ reflect this same appropriation towards an obedience of faith?
A pastoral application of this same question: how should the Church practically teach its members to appropriate the power of the Spirit to overcome sin? I see a tapestry of thoughts, some more esoteric than others, from calling out in prayer, spiritual disciplines, personal reflection/identification (Scazzero), etc.