The Psalms speak of the whole of creation adoring and glorifying God. Sun, moon, stars, fire, hail, snow, frost, wind, mountains, hills, fruit trees, cedars, wild beasts, sea monsters, cattle,
Another other thing that causes a real difficulty for some people is the question, “Why does God command our worship at all? Is this not a barbaric view of God
The Creed says of the Holy Spirit, “With the Father and the Son he is adored and glorified.” However much controversy may have surrounded the procession of the Spirit from
As I mentioned last time, when the split finally came between the Eastern and Western Churches in 1054, the Filioque was the theological rationale for it in Constantinople. Again, it
That the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son is perfectly orthodox theology is seen in the fact that not only did Augustine teach it, but
One of the more arcane controversies in the history of the Church has to be touched on here. It is a matter that tends to make the eyes of most
Some people have the notion that all this sort of thing is just cold theological abstraction that comes from philosophers out of touch with ordinary folk. Such people ask why
This matters to us as more than a mere abstract question for reasons similar to those involving the atonement in Chapter 7. Just as some people have the false idea
Continuing our deep dive into the Creed’s discussion of the Spirit… *** Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit,That my thoughts may all be holy.Act in me, O Holy Spirit,That my
Life in the Spirit: Obedience If the sacraments are the banquet table by which we eat and drink the power of the Spirit, there is one other component that is
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