1. Galatians 4:6 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What does it mean for the Spirit to be the Spirit of his (God’s) Son?

Galatians 4:6 (ESV)

6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”

With this phrase Paul hints at the close relationship that exists between the persons of the Father, Son and Spirit. The Spirit is the Spirit of the Son because he proceeds from the Son and the Father (John 15:26) and glorifies the Son (John 16:14).1