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Tag Archives: Holy Spirit
Becoming a New Creation with the Apostle Paul
Shortly after I graduated from seminary, I “tried on,” if you will, the penal substitutionary view of atonement as articulated in the writings of J. I. Packer. Some of you may have read his classic book Knowing God. I read … Continue reading
Ezekelian Pentecost and Hearts of Flesh
Ezekiel 11:14-21 Finally, after eleven chapters of prophetic judgment and doom, the LORD speaks a word of hope: And the word of the LORD came to me: “Son of man, your brethren, even your brethren, your fellow exiles, the whole … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Robert Jenson
Tagged created grace, Ezekiel, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, regeneration, Robert Jenson, temple
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St Basil of Caesarea, Pneumatomachoi, and the Divinity of the Holy Spirit
“I neither chose to name the Holy Spirit God nor dare to call him a creature,” declared Eustathius of Sebaste in response to the Neo-Arian denial of the divinity of the Holy Spirit. At first glance, Eustathius’s ambivalence seems reasonable. … Continue reading
Parousia as Fulfillment of Pentecost
Just as we may speak of the eternal Son emptying himself of his glory in the Incarnation, hiding himself, as it were, in the flesh of the man Jesus, so we may speak of an analogous movement of the Holy … Continue reading
Posted in Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged apocalypse, eschatology, Holy Spirit, new creation, parousia, Pentecost, return of Christ, Sergius Bulgakov
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Transcending Moralism and the Freedom of the Spirit
This has been an interesting past couple of days. My post “Grace, Moralism and Unmoral Christianity” generated more “views” than any of my postings for the past few months, no doubt due in large measure to Fr Stephen Freeman’s recommendation … Continue reading
Posted in Apostle Paul, Grace, Justification & Theosis
Tagged apostle paul, asceticism, freedom, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, regeneration, repentance
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St Vincent of Lérins: Antiquity and the Determination of Dogma
How does the Church Catholic properly distinguish between orthodox doctrine and heretical teaching? The question will always be with the Church, for she has been charged by her Lord to guard the deposit of divine revelation and to tradition it … Continue reading
Sergius Bulgakov: The Parousia of the Holy Spirit
Just as we may speak of the eternal Son emptying himself of his glory in the Incarnation, hiding himself, as it were, in the flesh of the man Jesus of Nazareth, so we also may speak of an analogous movement … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged apocalypse, Holy Spirit, parousia, return of Christ, second coming, Sergius Bulgakov
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Sergius Bulgakov: The Parousia of the Son
The return of Christ in glory inaugurates the apocalyptic transfiguration of the universe. This “return” does not imply that our Lord ceased to be present to the world after his exaltation. “I am with you always,” Jesus promised his disciples, … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged apocalypse, eschatology, glory, Holy Spirit, parousia, return of Christ, second coming, Sergius Bulgakov
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