John 20:19-23 Resurrection, Spirit, and New Creation (April 17, 2022 PM, Rev. Michael Grasso)

In John 20:19-23 Christ breathes the Spirit on His disciples.  John describes this action in ways similar to Genesis 2:7 where God breathed the breath of life into Adam’s nostrils.  Christ, the author of the new creation, who became a life-giving Spirit through His resurrection, sovereignly brings dead sinners to life through the giving of the Spirit.  Thus, anyone in Christ is a new creation.