Welcome, Holy Spirit (eBook)

A Theological and Experiential Introduction

Gordon T. Smith (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
InterVarsity Press (Verlag)
978-0-8308-5389-2 (ISBN)

Infos

World Guild Award Winner As the renowned scholar Thomas Oden noted, 'No subject of Christian teaching is more prone to fanaticism and novelty and subjectivism than that of the Holy Spirit.' The Bible's own metaphors for the Spirit are as elusive as they are evocative-wind, oil, flame, water, dove-making pneumatology a mysterious study. But shying away from the topic is no solution. Gordon Smith encourages us to seek both fresh understanding and fresh experience of the Spirit through openness to learning more, no matter what our theological tradition. In this way, as we hold biblical convictions firmly but gracefully, the guiding principles of discernment and humility will help us intentionally live Spirit-responsive lives day by day. Welcome, Holy Spirit is a much-needed master class with a trustworthy and encouraging teacher. How can we cultivate an understanding of the Holy Spirit that helps us experience the presence of the Spirit in worship, in witness, in joy and sorrow, in seasons of blessing and times of difficulty alike, all the while honoring the fullness of the Trinity? An attentiveness to the Spirit need not replace Christ as the focus of our lives and worship but can rather bring us truly into the presence of the living and ascended Lord. It is to this end that we pray, 'Welcome, Holy Spirit.'

Gordon T. Smith (PhD, Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo de Manila University) is the president of Ambrose University and Seminary in Calgary, Alberta, where he also serves as professor of systematic and spiritual theology. He is an ordained minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and a teaching fellow at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of many books, including Courage and Calling, Called to Be Saints, Spiritual Direction, Consider Your Calling, and The Voice of Jesus.

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World Guild Award WinnerAs the renowned scholar Thomas Oden noted, "e;No subject of Christian teaching is more prone to fanaticism and novelty and subjectivism than that of the Holy Spirit."e; The Bible's own metaphors for the Spirit are as elusive as they are evocative wind, oil, flame, water, dove making pneumatology a mysterious study. But shying away from the topic is no solution. Gordon Smith encourages us to seek both fresh understanding and fresh experience of the Spirit through openness to learning more, no matter what our theological tradition. In this way, as we hold biblical convictions firmly but gracefully, the guiding principles of discernment and humility will help us intentionally live Spirit-responsive lives day by day. Welcome, Holy Spirit is a much-needed master class with a trustworthy and encouraging teacher. How can we cultivate an understanding of the Holy Spirit that helps us experience the presence of the Spirit in worship, in witness, in joy and sorrow, in seasons of blessing and times of difficulty alike, all the while honoring the fullness of the Trinity? An attentiveness to the Spirit need not replace Christ as the focus of our lives and worship but can rather bring us truly into the presence of the living and ascended Lord. It is to this end that we pray, "e;Welcome, Holy Spirit."e;

Autor

Gordon T. Smith (PhD, Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo de Manila University) is the president of Ambrose University and Seminary in Calgary, where he also serves as professor of systematic and spiritual theology. He is an ordained minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and a teaching fellow at Regent College, Vancouver. He is the author of many books, including Courage and Calling, Wisdom from Babylon, and Evangelical, Sacramental, and Pentecostal.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.10.2021
• Verlagsort: Lisle
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
• Schlagworte: charismatic Christian • charismatic tradition • charistmatic • Discernment • Filled with the Holy Spirit • Holy Spirit • holy spirit and trinity • holy spirit in discipleship • holy spirit in the bible • holy spirit in worship • introduction to pneumatology • introduction to the holy spirit • led by the Spirit • Pentacostal • Pentecost • Pneumatology • Spirit Filled • spirit led • spirit living • Spiritual Formation • Trinitarian theology • Trinity
• ISBN-10: 0-8308-5389-8 / 0830853898
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-5389-2 / 9780830853892