Section 10
that is, on the first day of the eighth week, the Holy Spirit was received as the power and equip ment for their work.
The Gospel of Luke and the Acts were both written by Luke. Luke's line is the line of power for work, and John's line is the line of life for life. If we read the Bible carefully, we shall see that the Spirit is firstly the Spirit of life and sec ondly the Spirit of power. In Luke's line, the Spirit of power is likened to clothes which we put on. In John's line, the Spirit is likened to water which we take in by drinking. Clothes are something outward to cover us, and drink is something in ward to fill us. According to Luke's line, when the Spirit comes, it comes upon us (Acts 1:8). In John's line, on the contrary, the Spirit comes into us, for the Spirit of reality abides in us (14:17). Thus, John's line is for life in us, and Luke's line is for power upon us. Furthermore, if we read Acts 4 carefully, we shall see why power is lik ened to a cloak, a uniform. A policeman's uni form gives him authority. Likewise, the Holy Spirit came upon Peter and the other disciples as power to be their uniform. But on the day of resurrection, the Spirit was breathed into them. This was not for outward clothing but for inward filling. In Luke's line, the Spirit of power is also