When you think of your salvation do you think of it in terms of the Trinity?
1. The Father is the "architect" of our salvation
This salvation was designed by our heavenly Father in eternity past.
1 Peter 1:20 - "For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you."
2. The Son is the One who "accomplishes" our salvation
The Son takes on humanity and comes to earth to live, die and then raised from the dead in order to take away our sins and credit to our accounts His righteousness.
Rom. 4:25 - He who was delivered over because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification.
3. The Holy Spirit "applies" our salvation
The Holy Spirit empowers the Son to carry out His work on planet earth.
The Spirit comes to glorify the Son. John 16:14 - “He (the Spirit) will glorify Me (Christ), for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you.
A Spirit empowered person and a Spirit empowered church can be easily recognized because much is made of Christ.
So how does the Spirit do this?
Empowers the believers to have a bold witness for the gospel of Christ
The Spirit empowers repentance and belief. The Spirit awakens a dead heart and transforms into the likeness of Christ.
2 Corinthians 3:18 - But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.