tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011722518762175916.post1202109586210075731..comments2024-02-26T12:08:30.411+00:00Comments on Here goes...: Calvin. Luther and BarthGraham Tomlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122843483424739088noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011722518762175916.post-60625789963969948102010-09-12T10:07:20.439+01:002010-09-12T10:07:20.439+01:00I take the point about having a proper humility re...I take the point about having a proper humility regarding the importance of our own time and the importance of our connection and continuity with the "cloud of witnesses" but yet....Surely God does have a grand plan of history. We are now nearer the end than we (or they) were. <br /><br />I am struck by Raniero Cantalamessa's view that there is a progressive revelation to the Church. Not that everything wasn't there at the beginning but that the church only understands it gradually. The Trinity was is there in scripture but the church took a while to be able to express it clearly, maybe the same could be said of salvation by faith. Cantalamessa's view seems to be that in this age the church is gaining a better understanding than before of the work of the Holy Spirit. <br /><br />What's your view on this?Balthazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028416402538226935noreply@blogger.com