On the Road to Emmaus

theological and devotional musings by Richard Liantonio

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A Biblical Concept of God Gives Rise to Lament Not Apathy

25 January, 2010 (15:57) | Psalms, Theodicy (Evil and Suffering) | 2 comments

In the atmosphere of contemporary Western Christianity, when someone voices a lament with the intensity frequently found in the Psalms, it is not uncommon for them to be looked at aghast or derided for their deficient faith and concept of God, which has produced such a so-called absence of trust. “If you really knew who [...]

The Person and History of the Holy Spirit Part 2: Trinitarian Ecstasy (cont.)

19 August, 2007 (03:58) | John (Gospel and Epistles), Pneumatology (Spirit), Theology, Trinity | No comments

Previously, we discussed how the Scripture describes the very nature of the Spirit as fellowship or relationship. Not only does fellowship constitute the essential nature of the Holy Spirit, but Scripture seems to indicate that the Holy Spirit himself is indeed love itself. This concept finds its seed and foundation in the fourth chapter of [...]