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Clear searchThe Gospel, Human Perception, and the Illuminating Work of the Holy Spirit
…an truly trust Christ while having much still to learn. We should therefore avoid turning illumination into another qualification someone must prove before being allowed to believe. The invitation is to come to Christ. The Spirit’s work explains why that coming is a work of grace…
Read article →History, heresy, and the temptation of private Christianity
…ticularly in North America. Ancient Gnostics, on his account, sought salvation in private illumination rather than the public life of a believing community. Modern Protestants likewise elevate the knowing self over the church, inward experience over sacrament, escape over pilgrim…
Read article →An unrequited love for the historic Church
…dividualists: Christians without a Church, readers without rulers, minds pursuing private illumination while refusing the visible, historic community Christ founded. Sometimes the accusation is sharpened further. Our distinction between outward rites and inward grace, our insiste…
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