hrist.
The subordination of the Holy Spirit to the Father and the Son comes out
also in the fact that He derives some of His names from the Father and
from the Son. We read in Rom. viii. 9, "But ye are not in the flesh, but
in the Spirit, if so be that _the Spirit of God_ dwell in you. Now if any
man have not _the Spirit of Christ_, he is none of His." Here we have two
names of the Spirit, one derived from His relation to the Father, "the
Spirit of God," and the other derived from His relation to the Son, "the
Spirit of Christ."
In Acts xvi. 7, R. V., He is spoken of as "the Spirit of Jesus."
The subordination of the Spirit to the Son is also seen in the fact that
the Holy Spirit speaks "not from Himself but speaks the words which He
hears." We read in John xvi. 13, R. V., "Howbeit when He, the Spirit of
truth, is come, He shall guide you into all the truth: for He _shall not
speak from Himself_; but _what things soever He shall hear_, these shall
He speak: and He shall declare unto you the things that are to come." In a
similar way, Jesus said of Himself, "My teaching is not Mine, but His that
sent Me." (John vii. 16; viii. 26, 40).
The subordination of the Spirit to the Son comes out again in the clearly
revealed fact that it is the work of the Holy Spirit not to glorify
Himself but to glorify Christ. Jesus says in John xvi. 14, "He shall
glorify Me: for He shall receive of Mine, and shall shew it unto you." In
a similar way, Christ sought not His own glory, but the glory of Him that
sent Him, that is the Father (John vii. 18).
From all these passages, it is evident that the Holy Spirit in His present
work, while possessed of all the attributes of Deity, is subordinated to
the Father and to the Son. On the other hand, we shall see later that in
His earthly life, Jesus lived and taught and worked in the power of the
Holy Spirit.
CHAPTER V. THE PERSON AND WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AS REVEALED IN HIS
NAMES.
At least twenty-five different names are used in the Old and New
Testaments in speaking of the Holy Spirit. There is the deepest
significance in these names. By the careful study of them, we find a
wonderful revelation of the Person and work of the Holy Spirit.
I. _The Spirit._
The simplest name by which the Holy Spirit is mentioned in the Bible is
that which stands at the head of this paragraph--"_The Spirit_." This name
is also used as the basis of other names, so we begin our study with t
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