The Lord Is the Spirit
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The Lord Is the Spirit

The Authority of the Holy Spirit in Contemporary Theology and Church Practice

  1. 406 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Lord Is the Spirit

The Authority of the Holy Spirit in Contemporary Theology and Church Practice

About this book

Although the doctrine and work of the Holy Spirit is no longer being ignored in theology (as was often the case in centuries past), the authority of the Spirit remains essentially undefined. The need for such a definition, however, is urgent. Some dangerous trends in the contemporary understanding of the Spirit have developed (trends that can only be exposed through careful exegesis of Scripture and theological clarification). Indeed, some contemporary models often leave us with a nonauthoritative "Spirit" predisposed toward universalism, experientialism, or panentheism. This work will attempt to show that the nature of the Holy Spirit's authority can be clearly defined through biblical and systematic theology. When we investigate the Spirit's place within the pattern of divine authority, as specified in Scripture, we discover that the Holy Spirit indeed possesses a unique authority as divine Person, Christ's Executor, Teacher, and Governor of the Church. Such a work will be helpful for both the theologian and the pastor. First, definitions of the Spirit's authority will be developed through historical, exegetical, and theological analysis. Then these definitions will be applied to specific church practices, including hermeneutics, church structure and guidance, and Christian spirituality. A response will also be given to those "practical theologies" that are subtly diminishing the Spirit's authority in relation to the contemporary church.

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Information

Publisher
Pickwick Publications
Year
2008
Print ISBN
9781556354366
9781498250009
eBook ISBN
9781630876852
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Christian Theology

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. The Evangelical Theological Society Monograph Series
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Abbreviations
  6. Chapter 1: Introduction
  7. Chapter 2: The Authority of the Holy Spirit and Historical Theology: Assessing Historical Debates
  8. Chapter 3: The Authority of the Holy Spirit and Systematic Theology: Part I
  9. Chapter 4: The Authority of the Holy Spirit and Systematic Theology: Part 2
  10. Chapter 5: The Authority of the Holy Spirit and Practical Theology: Hermeneutics
  11. Chapter 6: The Authority of the Holy Spirit and Practical Theology: The Structure and Guidance of the Church
  12. Chapter 7: The Authority of the Holy Spirit and Practical Theology: Christian Spirituality
  13. Chapter 8: Conclusions and Implications of the Doctrine of the Authority of the Holy Spirit
  14. Bibliography

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