Commentary
The Breath of God’s Life,
the Breath of Forgiveness
“Jesus
breathed on them.”
This is
the only time this verb “to breathe” is used in the New Testament.
John
seems to draw the parallel between this act of the Risen Lord with God’s action
in Genesis 2:7.
“The LORD God formed the man out of the
dust of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man
became a living being.” [1]
The Risen
Christ, in giving the gift of the Holy Spirit, gives his followers new life,
divine life.
And with
this divine life comes both the power and the command to forgive.
Forgiving
is living the life of God.
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[1] http://www.progressiveinvolvement.com
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