jealous over their loyalty. In the New Testament it is Christ the Lamb who loves and cherishes the church and has taken her to be his bride. But in this passage it is God the Holy Spirit who is said to love with yearning affection. God has given his Spirit to dwell within, and he does so in passionate love for us and with jealousy for our loyal affection. On the one hand, this should not surprise us, for the persons of the triune God cannot be divided but always act in concert with one another. To
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