Verse 18

In this verse we see what is the way in which we draw nigh to God; the order of the Spirit in the heart is the inverse of that of grace. The Father acts by the Son, the Son in us by the Spirit, and we who have the Spirit, it is by the Son that we address the Father. I cannot pray to God without the truth of the Trinity being manifested; it is not an abstract doctrine, it enters into the practical relationships of every day. Now it is the Spirit which makes the unity, there where He works, it is the bond of the oneness of the body. "Now therefore ye are no more strangers."