PNEUMATOLOGY/QUESTIONS FREQUENT TESTED
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1. What are some of the difficulties with studying the doctrine of the Holy Spirit?:
There is no extensive discussion in Scripture on the Holy Spirit
Lack of clear metaphors
iThe Spirit does not have a physical
description Reaction to the Charismatic
movement
The doctrine of the Holy Spirit has been less developed than other
important doctrines in history
2. Why was there little interest in pneumatology in the middle ages?: There was not
much interest in the experiential side of Christianity. The main interest
was the relationship of the Spirit to the Son
3. What is the filioque clause, and what was the issue behind it?: The filioque
clause is "I believe...in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, who
, proceeds from the Father, who with the Father and the Son together
is worshipped and together glorified"
The Western church thought that this gave the Son a suitably high place
in the Trinity The Eastern church thought that this threatened the status
of the Father
4. What was John Calvin's view of the Holy Spirit?: The best evidence is the
inward witness of the Spirit
5. Why did interest in the Spirit decline for a time following the
Reformation?-
: The focus of Christianity became doctrine and beliefs, not Christian
experience
6. What is John Wesley's view of a second blessing?: He believed in a second
work of the Spirit, subsequent to salvation, which brings the believer to
another level of holiness
7. What is the difference between the Pentecostal denominations and the Charismatic
movement?: Pentecostal denominations have created their own spe- cific
WITH100% CORRECT ANSWERS[LATEST
VERSION]
1. What are some of the difficulties with studying the doctrine of the Holy Spirit?:
There is no extensive discussion in Scripture on the Holy Spirit
Lack of clear metaphors
iThe Spirit does not have a physical
description Reaction to the Charismatic
movement
The doctrine of the Holy Spirit has been less developed than other
important doctrines in history
2. Why was there little interest in pneumatology in the middle ages?: There was not
much interest in the experiential side of Christianity. The main interest
was the relationship of the Spirit to the Son
3. What is the filioque clause, and what was the issue behind it?: The filioque
clause is "I believe...in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, who
, proceeds from the Father, who with the Father and the Son together
is worshipped and together glorified"
The Western church thought that this gave the Son a suitably high place
in the Trinity The Eastern church thought that this threatened the status
of the Father
4. What was John Calvin's view of the Holy Spirit?: The best evidence is the
inward witness of the Spirit
5. Why did interest in the Spirit decline for a time following the
Reformation?-
: The focus of Christianity became doctrine and beliefs, not Christian
experience
6. What is John Wesley's view of a second blessing?: He believed in a second
work of the Spirit, subsequent to salvation, which brings the believer to
another level of holiness
7. What is the difference between the Pentecostal denominations and the Charismatic
movement?: Pentecostal denominations have created their own spe- cific
