Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 608

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THE HOLY SPIRIT AS TEACHER

communion with this energy of the Holy Holy Spirit becomes the " Gemeingeist "

And

humanity.

this is

wanting in the

There the " Gemeingeist

genesis.

"

is

[Div. Ill

Spirit,

whereby the

in the

organism of

life

without palin-

sought in a national

of the times, in a prevailing tendency of spirits, and this effort sets itself in opposition to the Holy spirit, in a

spirit

But it is different with that tree of humanity For upon which the " Edelreis " has been grafted by God. humanity thus restored is identical with the bodi/ of Christ, and in this bodi/ of Christ no other " Gemeingeist " but the Holy Spirit is conceivable. This lies expressed in the Pentecost miracle, by which this indwelling of the Holy Spirit was Beautiful confession is made of this by the accomplished. Heidelberg Catechism, when it speaks of the Holy Spirit as " He who dwells in Christ as the Head and in us as His members." Hence there can be but one thought entertained concerning the subject of restored humanity viz., that it is led and guided by the Holy Spirit, and this is the profounder sense of what Jesus spake, that the Holy Spirit shall guide which utterance by itself into all the truth (John xvi. 13) simply implies that the Church of Christ should have a guide on her way, and that this guide would lead her ever more It is this Holy Spirit, deeply into the knowledge of the truth. Spirit.

:

;

who

alone

(1 Cor.

ii.

is

God"

able to "search all the deep things of

10).

It

is

these mysteries unto us.

this

same Holy

And

Spirit

finally, it is this

who

reveals

Holy

Spirit

who, by His communion, makes us spiritual, gives us the mind of Christ, and thereby enables us to judge spiritually (1 Cor. ii.

10-16).

From

the nature of the case

it is

this fact that

dominates

Theology is studied age after age, among all classes of people and in all kinds of lands, in various circles and under the influence of numerous factors, ecclesiastical and non-ecclesiastical. In itself, therefore, this sundry task All unity would bear a broken and atomistic character. a nevertheless it is If and all growth would be wanting. of midst the that in fact that this growth is not wanting, and changes and variations unity and progress are apparent, then theology.

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