Holy Spirit as Perfector of Liberation : A Theological Account of Acts

Paul said, “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (2 Cor. 3:17). This session will examine the liberating work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer as part of the body of Christ. The Holy Spirit liberated Jesus Christ from the effects of sin; and Jesus as the Spirit baptizer is liberating believers from the effects of sin towards reconciliation with the Father. The Holy Spirit empowers believers by liberating them from selfish living and self-centered desires to a life self-giving. The self-giving life includes acts of liberating others from the effects of sin which includes injustice, racism, inequality, etc. The book of Acts is a history of a church who is living by the Spirit to liberate the poor and oppressed from spiritual and material oppression. So, we will examine the book of Acts as a theological model of liberation from the oppressive nature of sin