Section 8
resurrection as His transfiguration into the life- giving Spirit, we need to read John 14:10-20 carefully again and again. In John 14 we see that when the Son came, the Father was in Him. Furthermore, when the Spirit comes, the Son is with Him. Hence, the Spirit comes as the con summation of the Triune God. This means that the Spirit comes as the Triune God. When the Spirit comes, the Triune God comes.
In the Bible the Hebrew word for Spirit is ruach; the Greek word is pneuma. Both words denote spirit, breath, air. We may say that our processed Triune God is like the air—so avail able for us to breathe in. Now we can understand why Romans 10:8 says that the word is not far from us but is very near, even in our mouth and in our heart. When we recognize this and respond by calling on the Lord Jesus, the Lord Jesus comes into us.
When the Lord is in us, the Spirit, the Son, and the Father are all in us. The spiritual air we breathe is actually the Triune God. Sometimes when I consider this, I am beside myself with joy in the Lord.
Do you know where the Triune God is? The Triune God is now in us! This is according to the Lord's word in John 14. He said that He would