Section 5
Second Corinthians 3:6 says that the letter kills, but that the Spirit gives life. According to 2 Co rinthians 3:17, the Lord is this very Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. Verse 18 continues, "But we all with unveiled face, beholding and reflecting as a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord Spirit." In this verse we see a compound title— Lord Spirit. Few Christians have paid attention to this title of the Lord. The understanding and experience of Christ as the Lord Spirit need to be recovered. I love to call on the name of the Lord Jesus, but I especially enjoy touching Him as the Lord Spirit. The Lord Jesus today is the wonderful life-giving Spirit.
This very point is also covered in Romans 8. In 8:9 Paul speaks of the Spirit of God dwelling in us. Then he says, "But if anyone has not the Spirit of Christ, he is not of Him." This clearly in dicates that today the Spirit of God is the Spirit of Christ. Furthermore, the next verse speaks of Christ being in us. The fact that these terms are used interchangeably indicates that the Spirit of God is the Spirit of Christ, and that the Spirit of Christ is Christ Himself. The Spirit spoken of in Romans 8 is Christ Himself.