The Lord Is the Spirit. John A. Studebaker
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Название: The Lord Is the Spirit

Автор: John A. Studebaker

Издательство: Ingram

Жанр: Религия: прочее

Серия: Evangelical Theological Society Monograph Series

isbn: 9781630876852

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СКАЧАТЬ International Bulletin of Missionary Research

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      JTS Journal of Theological Studies

      LQ Lutheran Quarterly

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      NICNT New International Commentary on the New Testament

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      Introduction

      The very idea of “the authority of the Holy Spirit” probably sounds new to many Christians. Some may be skeptical that this relatively unknown concept could be our “main source of weakness.” Others may wonder why such a crucial topic has been so neglected.

      Another postmodern theologian, Peter Hodgson, presents an even more radical assessment of the Western marginalization of the Holy Spirit.

      Such theologians usually want to promote a re-emphasis of the Spirit with respect to several doctrines of systematic theology, particularly the Trinity and ecclesiology. Such a re-emphasis sounds very appealing to the Church today, as witnessed by the many churches that are promoting an experience of the Spirit as well as the many evangelical theologians who are sympathetic with postmodern cries of marginalization and are writing on pneumatology as well. In that more theologians are taking up biblical pneumatology as a way of revitalizing the Church, the postmodern project is to be commended.

      Evangelicals hold that Scripture lays out specific identifying characteristics regarding the Spirit’s nature and work. Since the Spirit is clearly referred to in Scripture as “God” (i.e., Acts 5:3–5), he must possess “divine authority” in some sense. Indeed a “divine authority” proper to the Spirit seems to have explicit backing in Scripture (i.e., John 3:3–8; 14–16; 1 Cor 2:10–14; 2 Pet 1:20–21). “Authority” is certainly implied when the Spirit is referred to as “Lord” in Scripture (i.e., 2 Cor 3:17–18) and in the Nicene Creed. Because of this abundant evidence, evangelicals proclaim that theologians are not to define the Spirit, nor his “authority,” in any way they desire.

      At the same time, evangelicals must also admit that a general confusion reigns today regarding the precise nature of “the authority of the Holy Spirit.” It seems there are several nagging yet critical theological questions СКАЧАТЬ