Changed by the Glory

Changed by the Glory 2 Cor. 3:17;4:2 The Lord is identified as the Spirit: "the Lord is that Spirit." This does not mean that the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit are the same Person. They are two different Persons, but they are one in their Godhead and Deity. Jesus Christ is One with the Spirit in the same way He is one with God the Father: one in mind, spirit, being, nature, and essence. Therefore, they are one in will, purpose, and work. But no sinner—Jew or Gentile—can turn to Christ apart from the ministry of the Holy Spirit of God. When your ministry involves the glory of God—you cannot quit! Father, Christ, and the Holy Spirt are all involved in showing and revealing salvation to man. This is what is meant by saying the Lord is that Spirit. The Lord Himself was the One who secured salvation and liberty for man, but it is the Spirit who is actively involved in revealing the truth of salvation and liberty to man. "Where the Spirt of the Lord is, there is liberty." In Christ there is liberty and freedom: "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty [freedom]."Christ frees the believer from the dominion of sin. Christ frees the believer from the law. Christ frees the believer from the bondage of fear. Christ frees the believer from the power of Satan, which is the fear of death. Christ frees the believer from the bondage of corruption. The minister is to live an open and above-board life, a life of honesty and integrity. Many false teachers today claim to base their doctrine on the Word of God, but false teachers handle God's Word in deceptive ways.The minister of God is not to distort the Word of God in any form or fashion.