THE SPIRIT WITH OUR HUMAN SPIRIT

For us to experience the Spirit, the New Testament points to our human spirit. We also stress this point. In our hymnal we even have a hymn concerning the two spirits—Hymns, #11. It is in the category “Worship of the Father.” This hymn says,

1. Thou, Father, who art Spirit true,
        The holiest of all;
   We worship in the spirit now,
        In truth upon Thee call.
   
   
2. A spirit Thou hast made for us
        That we may worship Thee,
   That echoing in spirit thus
        One spirit we will be.
   
   
3. The Father in the Son has come,
        The Son the Spirit is,
   That to our spirit God may come.
        O what a grace is this!
   
   
4. The Son is Thine eternal Word,
        The Word is Spirit too;
   The Spirit as our life has come
        Our spirit to renew.
   
   
5. Thy Spirit in our spirit is,
        And thus in unity
   Thy Spirit witnesseth with ours
        That we are born of Thee.
   
   
6. In everything Thy Spirit leads
        That we may follow Him;
   We thus may spiritual become,
        With life and peace within.
   
   
7. In spirit we would worship Thee,
        In spirit Thee address,
   Until our spirit is released
        Thine image to express.
   
   
8. Our Father, we would praise Thee now
        That Thou the Spirit art;
   In spirit and in truth to Thee
        True worship we impart

Mentioning Spirit and spirit nineteen times, this hymn repeatedly speaks about the relationship between the Holy Spirit and our human spirit. I hope that you will all pay attention to this matter.