Baptism in the Holy Spirit-and-Fire: Luke’s Implicitly Pneumatological Theory of Atonement
Historically, theologies of atonement have neglected the Holy Spirit. Luke provides us with an important canonical voice for addressing this neglect. Luke locates Christ’s salvific work within his mission to baptize all flesh in the Holy Spirit and fire. He is to occasion a “river” of the Spirit thr...
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| description | Historically, theologies of atonement have neglected the Holy Spirit. Luke provides us with an important canonical voice for addressing this neglect. Luke locates Christ’s salvific work within his mission to baptize all flesh in the Holy Spirit and fire. He is to occasion a “river” of the Spirit through which all must pass, either unto destruction or salvation. Christ must himself pass through this river to be the Spirit Baptizer. He must pass through the baptism of fire on the cross so as to bring others into the blessings of the Spirit. |
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| title | Baptism in the Holy Spirit-and-Fire: Luke’s Implicitly Pneumatological Theory of Atonement |
| title_full | Baptism in the Holy Spirit-and-Fire: Luke’s Implicitly Pneumatological Theory of Atonement |
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| title_short | Baptism in the Holy Spirit-and-Fire: Luke’s Implicitly Pneumatological Theory of Atonement |
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