David Lim, “Spiritual Gifts,” Part 2

A balanced understanding of the trinity is essential as we move towards a mature pneumatology, again I have used a quote from David Lim to open the discussion.

“Each Person of the Trinity plays a vital part in the manifestation of gifts. Sometimes the roles overlap, but essentially the Father superintends the plan of salvation and the expression of the gifts from beginning to end.

Jesus redeems us and sets us in our place of ministry in His body, the Church. The Holy Spirit gives gifts. The Persons of the Godhead have different roles, yet vitally work together, blending into a perfect unity of expression.
The Church must seek to reflect the nature of the Lord whom it serves. There is no schism, divisiveness, carnal pride, self-glorification, one-upmanship, or usurping of another’s territory in the Trinity. We must not do what we want, but what we see God doing (John 5:19). What a difference this will make in the way we share the gifts! Ministered properly, the gifts reveal the coordination, the creative unity in diversity, and the wisdom and power the Spirit blends together. Everywhere we see diversity. The Church may face a variety of situations. But we can have this blending by the Spirit into a greater unity through falling before God, whose holiness, power, and purposes are awesome.”

David Lim, “Spiritual Gifts,” in Systematic Theology: Revised Edition, ed. Stanley M. Horton (Springfield, MO: Logion Press, 2007), 463. Logos Software edition.