The Holy Spirit: The Filioque Controversy, Part III
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
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
The sacrament of Matrimony is alluded to in such passages as Ephesians 5:21-33. Again, Jesus takes the ordinary stuff of human life—falling in love, getting married, and having sex and
As spiritual animals, we can experience damage in two fundamental ways: to the soul and to the body. To damage one is to damage the other. So Christ handed down
Baptism is the first and fundamental sacrament. It is conferred by pouring water or immersion while speaking the words, “I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of
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