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1 | The Spirit and the Word: How Related? | Rom 8:11 | Reformer Joe | 30795 | ||
I think what his problem (and mine) is has to do with what "the heart of the church" consists of. The church is made up of all individual human beings who are justified by God's grace alone, though faith alone in Christ alone. The Holy Spirit indwells all who are justified, and gathers them in various places as His church. So, by speaking of the heart of the church, do you mean that He works through His people to properly explain and interpret Scripture? If so, then I would agree. If that is not what you mean, then please be more clear by what you mean by "heart of the church." --Joe! |
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2 | The Spirit and the Word: How Related? | Rom 8:11 | Emmaus | 30813 | ||
Joe, I do not see the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the individual and in the Church as the Body of Christ as mutually exclusive. For me it is not a question of either or. I see it as both and. Obviously with my background I may accept a more dynamic role of the Church when it comes to the issue of authoritatively interpreting some doctrinally disputed passages of Scripture. Emmaus |
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3 | The Spirit and the Word: How Related? | Rom 8:11 | Reformer Joe | 30820 | ||
Emmaus: You wrote: "I do not see the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the individual and in the Church as the Body of Christ as mutually exclusive. For me it is not a question of either or. I see it as both and." I don't see it as a question of "either-or," myself. My question is, since the church is made up of individuals who are justified before God, where is the church without the individuals in communion with one another? Perhaps I am not explaining my difficulty well, but you seem to be talking about "the Church" as if it were some entity that exists distinctly from the people of God ourselves. And what do you mean by a "dynamic role of the Church"? How can interpretation be dynamic (as if Scripture means different things at different times)? Thanks. --Joe! |
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