In this holy week, we take time to rivet our gaze on the cross of Christ, and we have

several questions about the crucifixion, two of which we will address this week.

On Friday, we'll look more closely at why Simon of Cyrene carried Christ's cross.

A curious little story we've all read, but have likely never spent much time thinking

about with its many interesting implications for us and for our lives.

Don't miss that episode next time on Friday, but today we address the Holy Spirit.

On the cross, the triune God is at work, father, son, and spirit.

But how is the spirit at work there?

It's a question today from a podcast listener named James.

Dear Pastor John, I praise God for your faithful preaching of the word.

You have had a profound impact on my life and understanding of Jesus in his cross.

I have a question regarding the crucifixion.

Romans 8-11 says that it was the role of the spirit to raise Jesus from the dead.

So what role did the Holy Spirit play specifically in the crucifixion?

As far as I can see, the biblical writers did not describe the activity of the Holy Spirit

directly in relationship to the crucifixion in the hour of Jesus' death.

If there's a text that does that, it has slipped my attention.

I'd be happy for someone to correct me.

Therefore, if I'm right, if I'm right about that, in answering this question, we are

coming at it in an indirect way from things that he said about the Holy Spirit, that God

in his word said about the Holy Spirit, in relationship to Jesus, in relationship to

his father, in other connections.

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