How do we talk about the Holy Spirit in our lives?
Requiring believers to accept a particular view on marriage in order to follow Christ comes closer to the behavior of the those condemned by St Paul than the behavior of provinces which have expanded their understanding of marriage. The doctrine of marriage has the appearance of becoming a new “circumcision.”
It’s the feast of the Pentecost, when we celebrate the continuing gift of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Additions to Daniel and Esther, and the book of Judith
“…For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear,
but you have received a spirit of adoption.”
Romans 8