Bruce Michael
Well-Known Member
Hello Readers,
Is it right to imagine Christ ascended into heaven and seated at the right hand of the Father?
I sometimes think this puts Christ up in Heaven, away from the events here on Earth. I acknowlege Christ in this World- the Etheric Christ (Parousia) permeating the etheric world.
The famous "filoque" clause, "We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son." is the old chestnut that split the Church in two.
Filioque clause - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The original Nicene Creed reads "We believe in the Holy Spirit ... who proceeds from the Father."
I think I would side with the Eastern Orthodox theologians here- that the Holy spirit proceeds from the Father. The Holy Spirit encapsulates all Life. Nothing can live without it- no demon or demigod.
Just what is the "Church". What is Christ's Church?
I'll cut and paste this definition:
Church
The word translated "church" in the English Bible is ekklesia. This word is
the Greek words kaleo (to call), with the prefix ek (out). Thus, the word
means "the called out ones." However, the English word "church" does not
come from ekklesia but from the word kuriakon, which means "dedicated to the Lord." This word was commonly used to refer to a holy place or temple. By the time of Jerome's translation of the New Testament from Greek to Latin, it was customary to use a derivative of kuriakon to translate ekklesia.
Therefore, the word church is a poor translation of the word ekklesia since
it implies a sacred building, or temple. A more accurate translation would
be "assembly" because the term ekklesia was used to refer to a group of
people who had been called out to a meeting. It was also used as a synonym for the word synagogue, which also means to "come together," i.e. a gathering.
So the Church is simply those called out by Christ- not buildings, organisations, groups etc.
The Apostolic Churches are represented by the various apostles, notably we have the Church of Peter and the Church of John. They are parts of the one Church- aspects of.
-Br.Bruce
Is it right to imagine Christ ascended into heaven and seated at the right hand of the Father?
I sometimes think this puts Christ up in Heaven, away from the events here on Earth. I acknowlege Christ in this World- the Etheric Christ (Parousia) permeating the etheric world.
The famous "filoque" clause, "We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son." is the old chestnut that split the Church in two.
Filioque clause - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The original Nicene Creed reads "We believe in the Holy Spirit ... who proceeds from the Father."
I think I would side with the Eastern Orthodox theologians here- that the Holy spirit proceeds from the Father. The Holy Spirit encapsulates all Life. Nothing can live without it- no demon or demigod.
Just what is the "Church". What is Christ's Church?
I'll cut and paste this definition:
Church
The word translated "church" in the English Bible is ekklesia. This word is
the Greek words kaleo (to call), with the prefix ek (out). Thus, the word
means "the called out ones." However, the English word "church" does not
come from ekklesia but from the word kuriakon, which means "dedicated to the Lord." This word was commonly used to refer to a holy place or temple. By the time of Jerome's translation of the New Testament from Greek to Latin, it was customary to use a derivative of kuriakon to translate ekklesia.
Therefore, the word church is a poor translation of the word ekklesia since
it implies a sacred building, or temple. A more accurate translation would
be "assembly" because the term ekklesia was used to refer to a group of
people who had been called out to a meeting. It was also used as a synonym for the word synagogue, which also means to "come together," i.e. a gathering.
So the Church is simply those called out by Christ- not buildings, organisations, groups etc.
The Apostolic Churches are represented by the various apostles, notably we have the Church of Peter and the Church of John. They are parts of the one Church- aspects of.
-Br.Bruce