Chapter 4 of 10

Section 3

Section 3

things in the person of the Father. For this rea­ son, the Lord Jesus could say, "I and the Father are one" (John 10:30). In John 6:57 the Lord Jesus said that the living Father sent Him and that He lived because of the Father. The thought here is that the Lord Jesus was one with the Father and therefore was in the person of the Father and in the Father's name. All these verses indicate that, according to biblical usage, to be in a per­ son's name means to be one with that person.

EXPERIENCING CHRIST SUBJECTIVELY

The Bible reveals that God's desire and inten­ tion is to work Christ into us. What could be more subjective than having Christ wrought into our very being? Paul refers to this when he speaks of Christ making His home in our hearts (Eph. 3:17). As the extensive, all-inclusive One, the One anointed by God, Christ wants not only to dwell in us, but also to make His home in us. This cer­ tainly is a subjective matter. The root of the Greek word rendered "make home" in Ephesians 3:17 is the same as that for house. It is not adequate merely to speak of Christ dwelling in us, for this does not convey the full meaning of the Greek word. We must say that Christ wants to house Himself, make His home, in us. The experience

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