This reading of Origen has really been a ton of fun. I've been able to gain such an understanding of the earlier Christian writings, and also seeing the many odd and controversial viewpoints of the time. I found the fact that some people were attempting to put the Holy Spirit into two different Spirits very intriguing. It's like they are attempting to separate things. The Spirit is the same in both the Old and New Testament. Always has and always will be. I do like how Origen dispels this and describes the beautiful mystery of the Holy Spirit and its place throughout Scripture.
P.S. I commented on Darby's and Ollie's posts
Your title is a bit controversial...
ReplyDeleteEven to this day, many try to argue against Christianity, or at least from within, that the God of the Old Testament is not the God of the New Testament... It's somewhat comforting and yet even mores disconcerting to see that even Origen, in his day and age, was already dealing with this idea, but it has not yet been eradicated.