Together in Chirst #8

As Paul paints this picture for us of what God has been doing to bring us together in Christ, to this point all he has said about the Holy Spirit is that He is part of our Inheritance. He says more here in chapter 2, verse

18 For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. 19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.

Paul has already emphasized the fact that Jesus has now ascended to heaven at the Father's right hand to both intercede for us, and serve as our head, our authority. The Holy Spirit is here with us giving us that access to the Father in the Son. Again, Paul emphasizes the togetherness of this when he says "we both" - Jews and Gentiles alike now have this access, using all sorts of quick pics to illustrate this comradery: fellow citizens, fellow saints, fellow members of the household, fellow blocks in this temple. God has put us all together Under our King, the Holy One, our Big brother, and our cornerstone. The Holy Spirit is here setting the atmosphere for the kingdom, purifying each saint, promoting brotherly love, filling this temple with His presence. Once again, the Triune God have been working together on this masterpiece of bringing all things back together.