The father sends the son and the spirit to do ‘what the law could not do’, and to lead Jesus’ followers to their inheritance. In the present time, the spirit groans within the inarticulate prayer of the church and of all creation – and God the father listens and knows the mind of the spirit. The church is thereby conformed to the image of the son. This is all about God’s love, the Messiah’s love, and – by the spirit – our love for God in return. That’s what ‘covenant’ is all about.
