The verses I quoted say there is ONE Spirit, not three separate Spirits.
Again I don't use the words "sparate ".In some verses we see all three spoken of and each verse relates to specific context and aspects of Gods work, through wither the Father, the Son or the Holy Ghost.
We see some examples of this as I have given. I will give some of my understanding here I am still meditating on these wonderful words.
But Consider why Paul speaks of
One Spirit
One Lord
One God and Father
These three are one.
"4 There is one body,[The body of Christ has many members yet one body with Christ as the head. In all believers God dwells as the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost and each has a work and effect on us]
and one Spirit, [This may refer to the Holy Spirit who baptizes us into that Body 1 Cor 12;13 KJV or to Christ in you the hope of glory or this may simply be a way of speaking of God who is a Spirit in His being, who is also in three persons the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost] even as ye are called in one hope [Christ in you is the hope] of your calling;
5 One Lord, [This may be a reference to Jesus Christ or who is the hope and evidence of our faith and we are baptized into Jesus Christ and we say "Lord Jesus" Jesus the Son of God is Spirit and was made flesh] one faith, one baptism [there is one saving baptism, which is being baptized in to the body of Christ, into Jesus Christ as Peter says, this baptism saves (1peter 3:21 KJV). It is not water baptism or the Holy Ghost baptism or the baptism unto Moses of OT saints, or the baptism of sufferings or the baptism of fire or the baptism of John to Jesus. We read in scripture of the doctrine of baptisms (plural Hebrews 6:2 KJV) yet here we read of one baptism. This must be the vital salvation baptism into Christ at salvation as i would understand],
6 One God and Father [This is surely speaking of God the Father here as is said and God is a Spirit] of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all [here Paul says the Father is in you all. This is distinct form the Son being in you all as well. John said we have both the Father and the Son].
7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.[then Paul goes back to Christ]"(Ephesians 4:4-7 KJV)
This word "Christ " is used of a specific person
"10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead ..."(Romans 8:10,11 KJV)
Here we see that Christ is in believers and then Paul speaks of the Spirit that raised up "Jesus .....Christ from the dead". This shows that in this context the Spirit may be specifically the Holy Spirit or the Father, but it speaks of the Spirit raising up Jesus Christ. This does not sound like the Holy Spirit or the Father are spoken of here as being Christ. Christ is the one raised up by the Spirit. It doesnt say the Spirit raised up Himself . But the Spirit raised up "Jesus...Christ from the dead"
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