Pentecostal Christians over-emphasize the independence of the Spirit from Jesus Christ. I’ve fellowshioped with Pentecostals for over 20 years now. And I have recently noticed this repeatedly.
Frank Viola first pointed this out to me, and it is very true.
They speak as though the Sspirit was independent of Jesus.
And he may very well be in his essence and existence but in his current ministry on earth he is absolutely focused and centered of Jesus Christ.
A close look at Ephesians among many other epistles shows this strong emphasis on Jesus Christ.
“He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him”
Ephesians 1:9-10
Notice the will and purpose of God are along the lines of Jesus Christ summing up all things. Everything is going to Jesus Christ, everything is being defined by Jesus Christ, we understand all things by and through Jesus Christ.
Any deemphasis on Jesus Christ is a mistake for the ages. The Spirit now ushers all things on the earth to Jesus Christ. He is the emphasis of the Spirit. This is evident in the epistles by their very focus. And explicitly by what is said.
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