Chapter 7 of 9

Section 6

Section 6

conveyed to us and realized through the bounti­ ful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ (Phil. 1:19). To experience Christ as Paul did we need this grace.

Grace is God Himself in Christ as our life supply and enjoyment. This supply and enjoy­ ment is conveyed to us by the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, and it is realized by us through this Spirit. When Paul says, "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit," he means that the supply and enjoyment of the Triune God by and through the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ should be with us. When we have such a supply, we enjoy and ex­ perience the Triune God all day long.

WITH OUR SPIRIT

According to Paul's word in Philippians 4:23, the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ is with our spirit. The spirit here is our regenerated spirit indwelt by the Spirit of Christ. It is in this spirit of ours that we enjoy Christ and experience Him as Paul did.

In 2 Corinthians 13:14 Paul says, "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all." Love is the source, grace is the course, and

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