Article 2 Part B & C: God the Son & Holy Spirit

Christ is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ He was conceived

of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus perfectly revealed and did the will of

God, taking upon Himself human nature with its demands and necessities and identifying

Himself completely with mankind yet without sin. He honored the divine law by His

personal obedience, and in His substitutionary death on the cross He made provision for the

redemption of men from sin. He was raised from the dead with a glorified body and

appeared to His disciples as the person who was with them before His crucifixion. He

ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where He is the One

Mediator, fully God, fully man, in whose Person is effected the reconciliation between God

and man. He will return in power and glory to judge the world and to consummate His

redemptive mission. He now dwells in all believers as the living and ever present Lord.

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, fully divine. He inspired holy men of old to write

the Scriptures. Through illumination He enables men to understand truth. He exalts Christ.

He convicts men of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. He calls men to the Savior, and

effects regeneration. At the moment of regeneration He baptizes every believer into the Body

of Christ. He cultivates Christian character, comforts believers, and bestows the spiritual

gifts by which they serve God through His church. He seals the believer unto the day of final

redemption. His presence in the Christian is the guarantee that God will bring the believer

into the fullness of the stature of Christ. He enlightens and empowers the believer and the

church in worship, evangelism, and service.