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Baggage has gotten a bad rap. We think it's all bad. We think it
makes us less likely to have good, healthy relationships today. But
baggage isn't just the bad stuff that happened to us in the past.
It's the lessons we've taken from the pain we carry. It's how what
we've been through has actually made us stronger and more capable
than we imagine. And it's how we're going to make our current
relationships work. Far from minimizing past pain, pastor Ike
Miller shows you how to go through the baggage you carry from a
difficult childhood and pull out the good stuff. The intentionality
you've developed. The empathy you've gained. The trust you value so
highly. Miller shares from his own past in a dysfunctional family
impacted by alcoholism and divorce, and his present as part of a
healthy and loving family, to illustrate how to stop letting your
past sabotage your present. You'll find no platitudes or pat
answers here. Rather, you'll discover untapped riches of experience
and knowledge you already have that can make your relationships
thrive and change the course of your life and legacy.
How can we understand God's revelation to us? Throughout the
church's history, theologians have often answered this question by
appealing to a doctrine of illumination whereby the Holy Spirit
shapes our knowledge and understanding of Scripture. Without
denying the role of the Holy Spirit or the cognitive role of
illumination, Ike Miller casts a broader vision of divine
illumination and its role in the Christian life. In his
constructive approach, Miller argues for a fully trinitarian view
of illumination that forms not just our intellect, but also appeals
to the affections and encourages our ethical action. In order to
develop this theology of illumination, he explores both Augustine's
and Karl Barth's readings of the Gospel and Epistles of John,
including Barth's previously untranslated lectures on the Gospel of
John. In light of his careful study of both the Johannine
literature and the theologies of two giants from Christian history,
Miller lays out a doctrine of illumination whereby we are enabled
to know the Father and participate in Christ by the power of the
Holy Spirit. Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture, edited by
Daniel J. Treier and Kevin J. Vanhoozer, promotes evangelical
contributions to systematic theology, seeking fresh understanding
of Christian doctrine through creatively faithful engagement with
Scripture in dialogue with church.
How can we understand God's revelation to us? Throughout the
church's history, theologians have often answered this question by
appealing to a doctrine of illumination whereby the Holy Spirit
shapes our knowledge and understanding of Scripture. Without
denying the role of the Holy Spirit or the cognitive role of
illumination, Ike Miller casts a broader vision of divine
illumination and its role in the Christian life. In his
constructive approach, Miller argues for a fully trinitarian view
of illumination that forms not just our intellect, but also appeals
to the affections and encourages our ethical action. In order to
develop this theology of illumination, Miller explores both
Augustine's and Karl Barth's readings of the Gospel and Epistles of
John, including Barth's previously untranslated lectures on the
Gospel of John. In the light of his careful study of both the
Johannine literature and the theologies of two giants from
Christian history, Miller contends for a doctrine of illumination
whereby we are enabled to know God and participate in Christ by the
power of the Holy Spirit.
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