What is Spirit-Christology?

[Oscarthecat]

Is anyone familiar with “Spirit-Christology?”

What is this, what does it propose about Christ?
Is it in contradiction to or challenge current doctrine about the Trinity or Christ’s nature?

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

Is anyone familiar with “Spirit-Christology?”

What is this, what does it propose about Christ?
Is it in contradiction to or challenge current doctrine about the Trinity or Christ’s nature?

It’s a representation of one of the Christological heresies of the 4th century.

 

[Oscarthecat]

It’s a representation of one of the Christological heresies of the 4th century.

Thanks, but could you be a little more specific?

 

[Oscarthecat]

Don’t mean to bump my own post here, but I was really hoping for some responses to this.

The reason I ask is because I am readying Cardinal Kasper’s “Jesus the Christ” and I am bothered by the fact that the last 20 pages are a brand of Spirit Christology.

I was hoping for some insights into the problems of Spirit Christology because the only reviews of his book I can find seem to support his view.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

Thanks, but could you be a little more specific?

The heresy I’m speaking of said that Christ did not have a real human body, only the appearence of a body and they he was pure Spirit only. I doubt that this is what the Cardinal is suggesting.

 

[system]

R. Del Colle, a Roman Catholic, speaks of the importance of a pneumatologically informed Christology in his paper “Incarnation and the Holy Spirit” published in the journal Spirit and Church 2.2 (2000) pp. 199-229 (see p. 223). See also “Spirit-Christology: Dogmatic Foundations for Pentecostal-Charismatic Spirituality” in volume 3 of Journal of Pentecostal Theology (1993), pp. 91-112.

I am using the words and references of Keith Warrington in his book Pentecostal Theology: A Theology of Encounter (2008) who also cites E. Padilla’s article “Pentecostal Theology” in Burgess (ed.) Encyclopedia of Charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity (p. 356).

Warrington wrote (p. 34): “Because of the Pentecostal emphasis on the Spirit, it may be deduced that they have a faulty perception of Jesus. However, they seek to provide a theology that is both theocentric and Christocentric; indeed, it may be argued that Pentecostalism is rather more ‘Jesu-centric’ than Spirit centred” [he writes British-English, but maybe “centred” is a typo]. Warrington (p. 34) continues: “They [Pentecostals] have a high regard for the humanity of Jesus, sometimes at the expense of his divinity.” Warrington cites R. Del Colle in both Footnotes 23 and 24 on p. 34. In Footnote 23, Warrington mentions Pope John Paul II in the following reference:
R. Del Colle, “Theological Dialogue on the ‘Full Gospel’: Trinitarian Contributions from Pope John Paul II and Thomas A. Smail,” published in volume 20 of the journal Pneuma (1998), pp. 141-160). Warrington also cites (in Footnote 23) M. Habets’ article “Veni Cinderella Spiritus!” published in Journal of Pentecostal Theology volume 10.1 (2001), pp. 65-80 (see p. 76).

Warrington cites Bible Doctrines (by Menzies and Horton) p. 68 in Footnote 26 on p. 35
of his book Pentecostal Theology: A Theology of Encounter:
[Pentecostals] “take seriously the incarnation and the notion that Jesus ‘emptied’ (Greek word “ekenosen”) Himself (Philippians 2.7), identifying that process as ‘divesting Himself of the glory and privileges He enjoyed with the Father in past eternity.’” Warrington (p. 34) continues: [Pentecostals] “believe that He [Jesus] exists in eternity in bodily form and bears the marks of the crucifixion on His hands and in His side. Thus, he is the Mediator par excellence (Hebrews 9.12, 26-28), Who understands the pressure of sin experienced by all believers (Hebrews 4.15) and intercedes on their behalf (Hebrews 8.3).”

Thank you for this intriguing, insightful question.

 

[thistle]

R. Del Colle, a Roman Catholic, speaks of the importance of a pneumatologically informed Christology in his paper “Incarnation and the Holy Spirit” published in the journal Spirit and Church 2.2 (2000) pp. 199-229 (see p. 223). See also “Spirit-Christology: Dogmatic Foundations for Pentecostal-Charismatic Spirituality” in volume 3 of Journal of Pentecostal Theology (1993), pp. 91-112.

I am using the words and references of Keith Warrington in his book Pentecostal Theology: A Theology of Encounter (2008) who also cites E. Padilla’s article “Pentecostal Theology” in Burgess (ed.) Encyclopedia of Charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity (p. 356).

Warrington wrote (p. 34): “Because of the Pentecostal emphasis on the Spirit, it may be deduced that they have a faulty perception of Jesus. However, they seek to provide a theology that is both theocentric and Christocentric; indeed, it may be argued that Pentecostalism is rather more ‘Jesu-centric’ than Spirit centred” [he writes British-English, but maybe “centred” is a typo]. Warrington (p. 34) continues: “They [Pentecostals] have a high regard for the humanity of Jesus, sometimes at the expense of his divinity.” Warrington cites R. Del Colle in both Footnotes 23 and 24 on p. 34. In Footnote 23, Warrington mentions Pope John Paul II in the following reference:
R. Del Colle, “Theological Dialogue on the ‘Full Gospel’: Trinitarian Contributions from Pope John Paul II and Thomas A. Smail,” published in volume 20 of the journal Pneuma (1998), pp. 141-160). Warrington also cites (in Footnote 23) M. Habets’ article “Veni Cinderella Spiritus!” published in Journal of Pentecostal Theology volume 10.1 (2001), pp. 65-80 (see p. 76).

Warrington cites Bible Doctrines (by Menzies and Horton) p. 68 in Footnote 26 on p. 35
of his book Pentecostal Theology: A Theology of Encounter:
[Pentecostals] “take seriously the incarnation and the notion that Jesus ‘emptied’ (Greek word “ekenosen”) Himself (Philippians 2.7), identifying that process as ‘divesting Himself of the glory and privileges He enjoyed with the Father in past eternity.’” Warrington (p. 34) continues: [Pentecostals] “believe that He [Jesus] exists in eternity in bodily form and bears the marks of the crucifixion on His hands and in His side. Thus, he is the Mediator par excellence (Hebrews 9.12, 26-28), Who understands the pressure of sin experienced by all believers (Hebrews 4.15) and intercedes on their behalf (Hebrews 8.3).”

Thank you for this intriguing, insightful question.

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