2 Corinthians 13:14

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.
— 2 Corinthians 13:14

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This Epistle gives us the beautiful words of ‘The Grace’, as it has come to be used wherever Christians gather together for prayer (2 Cor 13:14). The beautiful Bible word grace has a breadth of meaning ranging from the simple idea of ‘help’, through the idea of ‘favour’ and ‘unmerited reward’, to the conception of ‘indwelling character’. Christ helps us in our lives; He favours us greatly, turning evil to good for us; and He dwells in us so that we reflect His character in the world. The clause the love of God may be taken as referring to the love of the Father; ‘God so loved the world, that he gave.’ Such a love, in its willingness to give and to forgive, is to be present too in the lives and actions of Christ’s disciples. The word for communion is also translated ‘fellowship’ in the New Testament. The primary reference here is to that fellowship which the Holy Spirit creates among all those who are ‘in Christ’. We must always remember that the Holy Ghost is a Person, not a mere influence. He is the ‘other advocate’ whom the Father has sent in the Son’s name, according to Christ’s own promise in John 14:26. He dwells in the midst of believers, and constitutes them the Church of Christ. He is also the personal companion of each individual Christian, comforting, that is, strengthening him, and also making him aware of his spiritual union with Christ, and in Christ with all believers.

— W.C.G. Proctor.

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