Unrepeatable

"Christ was made alive in the Spirit," 1 Peter 3:18.

Yes, indeed! Just after he had been put to death in his flesh. Talking about the cross here. Killed, but now alive in the Spirit. And in this death (and burial) and resurrection, we see a uniquely righteous man die for all sorts of unrighteous people. He suffered for sins, once for all. An unrepeatable event in all history. Why? so that Christ, alive in the Spirit, may bring us all into relationship with God.

So we visit with a brother or sister today having received the Spirit of God's son, children of God. And together we give God and his Christ glory and honor and thanksgivings for ever.