The Full Experience of the Spirit
14/04/2013 talk by Steve Blyth at Kick Off Camp 2013 on The Full Experience of the Spirit. Reading: Romans 8:1-17
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Summary of missed portion of audio:
- We want more experiences
- We live in an experience-hungry age.
- We cannot assess reality of something only by how we feel about it.
- “‘I know’ or ‘I think’ has given way to ‘I feel’. The objective has had to make way for the subjective.” – Derek Tidball
- The Mystics emphasise inward, subjective experiences.
- Examples of Mystics: Richard Rolle (14th Century Hermit) who experienced an ‘unusually pleasant heat’ when thinking about God. St. Theresa (16th Century nun) believed that deeper levels of prayer could lead to a delightful feeling.
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