Comments on: Hermeneutics: In Search of Pattern or Reality (Part III) — Beware of the Leaven http://bryanbuttram.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/hermeneutics-in-search-of-pattern-or-reality-part-iii/ That we might understand the things freely given us by God (1 Corinthians 2:12b, ESV). Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:49:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Bryan http://bryanbuttram.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/hermeneutics-in-search-of-pattern-or-reality-part-iii/#comment-409 Bryan Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:16:47 +0000 http://bryanbuttram.wordpress.com/?p=122#comment-409 Thanks for your thoughts, Rex. Always insightful and instructive. Thanks for your thoughts, Rex. Always insightful and instructive.

]]> By: K. Rex Butts http://bryanbuttram.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/hermeneutics-in-search-of-pattern-or-reality-part-iii/#comment-394 K. Rex Butts Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:20:17 +0000 http://bryanbuttram.wordpress.com/?p=122#comment-394 While most Christians in the Churches of Christ now reject the view of the Holy Spirit as operating only in and through scripture, the effectual consequences of this erronious view still linger in some mighty ways. The church in the book of Acts was a Spirit empowered and Spirit led church that accomplished amazing things for the sake of the kingdom. Today, I meet many Christians who act as though God is unable to accomplish anything beyond what our mind can fathom. Thus, faith is limited to what is seen and understood (though few would dare admit such a notion). I believe the erronious view of the Holy Spirit's work was as much a product of modernism as the traditional Restoration hermeneutic. Of course, the Churches of Christ and the entire Restoration Movement are not the only congregations to suffer this problem. It will take a lot of work to restore a faith (Heb 11 faith) that is filled with a vision so big that it can only be accomplished by God working through the power of his Holy Spirit in his people. For such to happen, we must learn to let go of the control. Rex Ithaca Church of Christ Ithaca, NY While most Christians in the Churches of Christ now reject the view of the Holy Spirit as operating only in and through scripture, the effectual consequences of this erronious view still linger in some mighty ways. The church in the book of Acts was a Spirit empowered and Spirit led church that accomplished amazing things for the sake of the kingdom. Today, I meet many Christians who act as though God is unable to accomplish anything beyond what our mind can fathom. Thus, faith is limited to what is seen and understood (though few would dare admit such a notion). I believe the erronious view of the Holy Spirit’s work was as much a product of modernism as the traditional Restoration hermeneutic. Of course, the Churches of Christ and the entire Restoration Movement are not the only congregations to suffer this problem.

It will take a lot of work to restore a faith (Heb 11 faith) that is filled with a vision so big that it can only be accomplished by God working through the power of his Holy Spirit in his people. For such to happen, we must learn to let go of the control.

Rex
Ithaca Church of Christ
Ithaca, NY

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