The Spirit in the WorldLiturgical Press, 1988 - 127 pages Father Gelpi examines what Christians mean when they say that they believe in the Holy Spirit. By substituting the world "breath" for spirit, the reader gains a new appreciation of the image. |
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... Jesus 3. God Breathes on the Church 4. God Breathes on the World 5. The Feminine Face of God Appendix A : Theological Speculation on the Personal Character of the Holy Breath Appendix B : A List of Latin Citations Appendix C ...
... Jesus 3. God Breathes on the Church 4. God Breathes on the World 5. The Feminine Face of God Appendix A : Theological Speculation on the Personal Character of the Holy Breath Appendix B : A List of Latin Citations Appendix C ...
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... Jesus . Chapter two examines how God's Holy Breath inspired Jesus ' life and mission . Chapter three ponders her action in the church . Chapter four probes her presence in the world at large . Chapter five meditates on the divine ...
... Jesus . Chapter two examines how God's Holy Breath inspired Jesus ' life and mission . Chapter three ponders her action in the church . Chapter four probes her presence in the world at large . Chapter five meditates on the divine ...
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... Jesus . Initially , Christian eschatology expressed the ultimate hope of Chris- tians for the second coming of Christ ; but , as the expectation faded that Jesus Other passages in the Old Testament fed messianic hopes . 20 God Breathes ...
... Jesus . Initially , Christian eschatology expressed the ultimate hope of Chris- tians for the second coming of Christ ; but , as the expectation faded that Jesus Other passages in the Old Testament fed messianic hopes . 20 God Breathes ...
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... Jesus . They would , moreover , draw on another Old Testament text in order to understand his ministry , death , and resurrection . They would identify him with the obscure figure of the servant of God whom second Isaiah described in a ...
... Jesus . They would , moreover , draw on another Old Testament text in order to understand his ministry , death , and resurrection . They would identify him with the obscure figure of the servant of God whom second Isaiah described in a ...
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... Jesus Christ . To this important question we turn in the chapter which follows . 2 God Breathes on Jesus In the last chapter we God Breathes on Israel 25.
... Jesus Christ . To this important question we turn in the chapter which follows . 2 God Breathes on Jesus In the last chapter we God Breathes on Israel 25.
Contents
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God Breathes on the Church | 54 |
God Breathes on the World | 74 |
The Feminine Face of God | 98 |
Appendix | 115 |
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Page 37 - So if you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your bro'ther, and then come and offer your gift.
Page 42 - And all who believed were together and had all things in common; * and they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as any had need.
Page 38 - How can this be, since I have no husband?' And the angel said to her. The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
Page 47 - How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samar'ia?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.
Page 35 - Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
Page 28 - And straightway the Spirit driveth Him forth into the wilderness. And He was in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan, and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels ministered unto Him.
Page 12 - Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness abide in the fruitful field. " And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust for ever.
Page 47 - Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If any man is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water.
Page 42 - And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they partook of food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people.