"The work of atonement took place in the presence of the God of heaven. Indeed, it involved a transaction within the fellowship of the persons of the eternal Trinity in their love for us: the Son was willing, with the aid of the Spirit, to experience the hiding of the Father's face...That is both the horror and the glory of our Great High Priest's ministry."
-In Christ Alone, p. 55.
I've often wondered what the Spirit was doing while the Son was suffering and the Father was hiding His face.
ReplyDeleteCould it be that the Spirit was empowering the Son to suffer?
ReplyDeleteThat is what Ferguson is saying by "with the aid of the Spirit."
ReplyDeleteThen why do you wonder still?
ReplyDeleteMy first comment was more referring to before I read and pondered this quote.
ReplyDeleteI think Ferguson is right. However, he is not authoritative.
I wonder if there is any Biblical pointer to this question.