Baptism as transformation and promise: the seal of the Spirit in 2 Corinthians, Ephesians, and Lutheran liturgy
Lutherans and many other Christians make much of baptism as a core for their theology and religious life. Yet the question of how baptism is transformative of the human person is less clear. Here, the imagery of being "sealed by the Holy Spirit" is investigated as a means of clarifying and...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Seminaries
[2019]
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Word & world
Year: 2019, Volume: 39, Issue: 2, Pages: 176-183 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KDD Protestant Church NBP Sacramentology; sacraments |
| Further subjects: | B
Liturgy and theology
B Baptism (Liturgy) B Holy Spirit; Biblical teaching B Bible. Corinthians II; Theology B Bible. Ephesians; Theology B Promise and fulfillment B Baptism; Biblical teaching B Lutheran churches; Liturgy B Relation (Theology) |
| Summary: | Lutherans and many other Christians make much of baptism as a core for their theology and religious life. Yet the question of how baptism is transformative of the human person is less clear. Here, the imagery of being "sealed by the Holy Spirit" is investigated as a means of clarifying and strengthening the understanding of the transformative power of baptism. |
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| ISSN: | 0275-5270 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Word & world
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