I concluded the second chapter of my book with a quote from watchman nee, whose books gave direction to my research into our communion with the holy spirit:
the greatest negative in the universe is the cross, for with it god wiped out everything that was not of himself: the greatest positive in the universe is the resurrection, for through it god brought into being all he will have in the new sphere.
i closed with the following:'
“there is a deep mystery here. how could jesus die for all? how could he take the place of each of us? how could he be the substitute for every human being in history? we shall see in the next chapter that this mystery is addressed in articles 18 and 19 of the belgic confession.”