Key Passages: Romans 5:5, Jeremiah 31:34-34, Ezekiel 36:26-27
Key ideas: Love is inconceivable without the Spirit. The New Covenant is a key reality for the Christian, because it promises a new way of relating with God – not an external law, but an internal new birth, through the Holy Spirit. And where the Holy Spirit dwells, there is love (Rom 5:5). Genuine love is empowered by the Spirit through the new birth.
Key ideas: Love is inconceivable without the Spirit. The New Covenant is a key reality for the Christian, because it promises a new way of relating with God – not an external law, but an internal new birth, through the Holy Spirit. And where the Holy Spirit dwells, there is love (Rom 5:5). Genuine love is empowered by the Spirit through the new birth.