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Originally Posted by UntoHim
Shawn, in order for God to "enter into man as the giver of God's life", it was NOT GOD that had to change but US. WE had to repent (change), We had to be cleansed.. We had to be forgiven, the changing was all on our part and NOT God's. The Spirit has always, always been life giving. God is life, the Holy Spirit is God therefore HE IS LIFE and gives life to every creature. He did not have to change or even be "intensified" to give us life.
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I agree with you in that man had to change from his sinful position, but it was not we who changed, for we are still sinners after we receive the Lord, It was the Lord in His humanity that gave us the forgiviness of sins, that we can repent and become born again.
Yes, the Spirit could always give life, but it was not until the LAST ADAM that this life could be received by us.
I am not an WL defender, but the simple explanation of the verse agrees with the thought that the Last Adam became a life giving spirit. your explanation of your perspective is technically right, but argues with the context of the verse. why argue with the word of God? Or, should we put a disclaimer at the end of the verse that this Spirit of course, was always life giving?