Corinthians- Paul’s Pneumatology

Question 1

Corinthians Summary

Answer 1

Paul begins this letter by reminding the believers to be united. Paul then goes on in chapter 10, to remind believers to think of others, and to think before they act. Chapter 13 speaks about love, and what love truly is. In chapter 15, Paul explains the relationship between Adam and Jesus, and Paul imparts his wisdom of this to the audience. In II Corinthians Paul writes to the believers about the veil that must be removed in order to see the glory of the Lord.

Question 2

Pneumatology: Etymology

Answer 2

Spirit or wind/word or doctrine

Definition
1. Study of Holy Spirit, who is a divine being, distinct from the Father and Jesus in Christian writings

Question 3

The time and space of the Spirit

Answer 3

Time

i. Spirit is from age to come (future)
ii. Spirit and power have broken into this age

Space

i. The Spirit constitutes the very atmosphere (wind) of the age to come
ii. Spirit dwells in believers who live in present age

From the future age, the Spirit projects himself into the present and becomes a prophecy of himself as the atmosphere of the age to come (anticipation of what has already been guaranteed)

Question 4

The Spirit and the Resurrection

Answer 4

Act of Resurrection

• Spirit raised Jesus from dead
  1. In those who believer
  - Glorified bodies ideal (like Jesus), proof of age to come (glorified bodies)
• Jesus’s resurrection will be experienced by all believers (same resurrection, Jesus’s is just early)- anticipation and guarantees resurrection of all believers into glory