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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... contemporary theological discussion of the doctrine or topic in hand . Controversial questions are dis- cussed within the context of the established teaching and the accepted theological interpretation . We undertook the series in ...
... contemporary theological discussion of the doctrine or topic in hand . Controversial questions are dis- cussed within the context of the established teaching and the accepted theological interpretation . We undertook the series in ...
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... contemporary scientist might have tried to explain our early departure by suggesting that the high number of posi- tive ions in dry desert winds can make people jittery and even ill . The ancient Hebrews would , however , have des ...
... contemporary scientist might have tried to explain our early departure by suggesting that the high number of posi- tive ions in dry desert winds can make people jittery and even ill . The ancient Hebrews would , however , have des ...
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... contemporary Christians hear the term " spirit " they tend to oppose it to the term " matter . " We think of a spirit as something incorporeal , ethereal , insubstantial . In contemporary versions of the Bible , the English word ...
... contemporary Christians hear the term " spirit " they tend to oppose it to the term " matter . " We think of a spirit as something incorporeal , ethereal , insubstantial . In contemporary versions of the Bible , the English word ...
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... The final section of this chapter ponders the challenges to contemporary faith which the Old Testament witness to the divine Breath's saving action poses . I. The Breath of Life and God's Breathing . The God Breathes on Israel 7.
... The final section of this chapter ponders the challenges to contemporary faith which the Old Testament witness to the divine Breath's saving action poses . I. The Breath of Life and God's Breathing . The God Breathes on Israel 7.
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... contemporary churches , voices that remind us of the writing prophets of the OT . The writ- ing prophets , as we have seen , confronted in God's name the major social , political , and economic issues of their day . They summoned their ...
... contemporary churches , voices that remind us of the writing prophets of the OT . The writ- ing prophets , as we have seen , confronted in God's name the major social , political , and economic issues of their day . They summoned their ...
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.