Jesus’ words had come to fulfillment: “But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away” (John 16:7). Through his physical body, Jesus could be a mentor, teacher, preacher, and friend to the disciples, but he couldn’t produce change from the inside out. This would be for the Spirit to accomplish just as God had planned from all eternity. The Birth of the Church The Christian church was born through the power of the Spirit. As we read through the rest of the book of Acts and the