tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post114965682783399839..comments2024-03-17T17:39:39.292-05:00Comments on Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength: Gifts of the Spirit: Faith, Hope, and LoveWeekend Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-76473905285533190422007-08-04T13:59:00.000-05:002007-08-04T13:59:00.000-05:00That's true. And if I were speaking to an all-Ort...That's true. And if I were speaking to an all-Orthodox audience, I doubt it would cross my mind to put it quite the way I did. The Orthodox just don't have the (largely U.S.A.) theology of trying to climb up by your own bootstraps that often gets mistaken for faith ... <BR/><BR/>Take care & God bless<BR/>WFWeekend Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-19163256639501147442007-08-03T22:39:00.000-05:002007-08-03T22:39:00.000-05:00When you speak of the gifts of the Spirit coming f...When you speak of the gifts of the Spirit coming from the outside, and of the danger of turning inwards, I realize you mean coming not from ourselves, and the danger is turning toward ourselves.<BR/><BR/>But you make it sound (to me, anyway) as though the Holy Spirit were outside of us. <BR/><BR/>Because He is inside us, the gifts can be said to come from inside us, even though He is their sole origin; and turning inwards can refer to the necessity of turning to Him who dwells there.<BR/><BR/>AnastasiaAnastasia Theodoridishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.com