Hey so last week I came across a conversation on Christology between Jordan B cooper and Gavin Ortlund. Cooper being Lutheran and Ortlund being reformed.
Coming from reformed/evangalical, but I really like the biblical evidence for the Lutheran Christology, I think it’s very convincing. But I still have a question that I can’t seem to find a clear answer to, so here I am:
I have always understood the concept of the Holy Spirit as a ‘replacement’ of Jesus here on earth. Since Jesus could not be at multiple places at once, because of His limited human body, the Holy Spirit came and because the Spirit is not limited by a body, He can be everywhere at once in every one of us.
But what I figured is that Lutherans believe that Jesus’ body can be everywhere (Ephesians 4:10), and I think I agree with that interpretation. But then what is the role of the Spirit, if Jesus can be everywhere at once, why is He (Jesus) not in us. Why the Holy Spirit if Jesus can be everywhere too? Can’t Jesus take the Spirits place and guide us to Him?
I’m kinda new to this understanding of Christology, and I cant get this Spirit/Jesus question out of my head.
Thanks in advance. God bless.