出版社：Regent University School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship
摘要：Stepping out into the world from the foundation of agape love, the Christian leader has the incredible opportunity (and responsibility) to reveal the multi-faceted character of God each day. It‟s instructive to note that Paul‟s message about the freedom in Christ that breaks the bondage of the Law (see Galatians 4-5:15) reaches its climax with the shocking comparison between what the wicked (flesh) man does out his sinful nature (Galatians 5:19-21) and the virtues Holy Spirit can produce in that same man who has decided to be a new creature and allow the produce by willingly being guided by the Spirit (Galatians 5:25). Paul wastes no time illustrating how the perfect nature of God‟s agape love living in the believer produces that new being, that one seamless, perfectly integrated representation of His own image. Paul begins to shape the image for us with the three attributes of God that bring to mind the personalities of the Triune God – Love, Joy, and Peace. In this triad it‟s not difficult to see the reflections of the Father, Whose agape love was so great that He gave His most precious possession (see John 3:16), the Son, Whose arrival was heralded by the joyous chorus of angels and Whose Heavenly and earthly relationships were marked by joy (see Luke 10:20-24, 15:7, John 15:10-11, 17:11- 13, and Hebrews 12:2, 22) and God‟s Holy Spirit, Who first appears in the quietness of the pre-dawn of Creation, “hovering over the waters” (Genesis 1:2 NIV) like a mother bird caring for and protecting her young (see Deuteronomy 32:11 and Isaiah 31:5) and Who will continue bringing life and peace to all who actively, intentionally, pursue Him (See Romans 8:6) until there will be no more night (see Revelation 22:5).
