David K. Bernard
Autor de La Unicidad de Dos (The Oneness of God)
Obras de David K. Bernard
Spiritual Gifts: A Practical Study With Inspirational Accounts of God's Supernatural Gifts To His Church (1997) 33 copias
Oneness and Trinity, A.D. 100-300: The Doctrine of God in Ancient Christian Writings (1991) 28 copias
A History of Christian Doctrine: Volume 2 The Reformation to the Holiness Movement A. D. 1500-1900 (1996) 19 copias
The Glory of God in the Face of Jesus Christ: Deification of Jesus in Early Christian Discourse (JPT Supplement Series) (2016) 12 copias
Justification and the Holy Spirit : a scholarly investigation of a classical Christian doctrine from a Pentecostal… (2007) 10 copias
Practical Holiness: A Second Look: A Study of the Victorious Christian Life, Pursuing Holiness Inwardly and Outwardly,… (2012) 4 copias
Ministering In A Multicultural World 3 copias
Doctrines of the Bible 2 copias
Dominion, A Bible Study for Men 1 copia
The Apostolic Life 1 copia
To The End of the Earth 1 copia
Understanding God's Word 1 copia
Essentials of Holiness 1 copia
God's Infallible Word 1 copia
Study Guide for the New Birth 1 copia
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1956-11-20
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- Biografía breve
- David K. Bernard is founder and pastor of New Life United Pentecostal Church of Austin, Texas, out of which have come 16 additional works. He is also superintendent of the South Texas District United Pentecostal Church and president of Urshan Graduate School of Theology. He holds a J.D. with honors from the University of Texas, an M.Th. from the University of South Africa, and a B.A. with high honors from Rice University. His 30 books have been published in 36 languages. He and his wife, Connie, have three children: Jonathan, Daniel, and Lindsey.
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- 56
- Miembros
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- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 5
- ISBNs
- 47
- Idiomas
- 1
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This work, a published version of his ThM thesis at the University of South Africa, is his first published piece of academic theological work to my knowledge. (Though Bernard has presented numerous academic papers at theological symposia over the years, very few of those works have been published.) Thus, the work is important not simply for its content but for what it represents—a new “iteration” of Bernard’s work of articulating key aspects of Oneness Pentecostal theology.
In this work, Bernard tackles the thorny issue of the doctrine of justification in the Pauline letters, especially Romans. In many ways, the work here builds on his previous short commentary “The Message of Romans,” but zeroes in particularly on the argument made in Romans 1-8. Bernard makes two key claims:
1) Oneness Pentecostal theology describes justification as an experience of the work of the Spirit rather as a legal transaction. It is something that occurs WITHIN the believer rather than OUTSIDE him/her.
2) This view fruitfully moves BEYOND the typical Protestant-Catholic and old perspective-new perspective debates, offering a truly innovative yet biblically faithful approach to this important doctrine.
Without repeating the entirety of the argument here, I would just say that Bernard is as convincing as always. His legal mind and his years of writing for lay and ministerial audiences have honed his ability to write with exceptional clarity and directness. I think this ability shines most brightly in his summary reviews of differing historical positions. Whereas I’ve seen other scholars spend entire CHAPTERS discussing these intricacies, Bernard can accomplish the same feat in a few paragraphs (and not leave out any vital information).
In many ways, “Justification and the Holy Spirit” presents an advancement on his earlier work “The New Birth,” which could still be considered the classic full-length treatment of Oneness Pentecostal soteriology. Probably the most important distinctive of that soteriology is the argument that Spirit baptism is a necessary part OF salvation rather than a supplemental work of grace subsequent TO salvation. Here, by demonstrating that Paul presents justification not simply as the past work of Christ on the Cross but as the initial work of the Spirit in the life of the contemporary believer, he shows why such a conclusion would be theologically necessary.
Perhaps the most valuable aspect of the book for me (as a Oneness Pentecostal biblical theologian whose specialty is NOT Pauline studies) was his initial sketch of the key qualities of a contemporary Oneness Pentecostal theology. The insights offered there are worthy of consideration by ALL biblical scholars and theologians.
Finally, I think it is important to say that I am in no way surprised by this work. By that I mean a few things. First, though Bernard usually writes for a more general audience, I was not surprised that he was able to write so well at a more “academic” level. Second, though Bernard is clearly doing constructive work, his conclusions remain firmly connected with his earlier work. After finishing this work (published in 2007), I went back to read his conclusion of the discussion of Romans 8 in “The Message of Romans” (published in 1987) and was pleased to find that he was already pointing in this direction there. Twenty years on, and the core claims remain unchanged. For me, that speaks to the quality of his EARLIER works, which have sometimes been criticized for their supposed lack of academic sophistication.
This work deserves to be celebrated by the Oneness Pentecostal community as the opening of a new iteration of our theological discourse. Bernard’s work proves that we CAN engage in the broader theological conversation and that we DO have a new perspective to offer on some of the oldest, most intractable debates. Therefore, this work deserves to be recognized by the Christian academy as a unique and innovative contribution to the discussion of the biblical understanding of justification, the work of the Spirit, and the meaning of Christian salvation. I can only conclude by saying that I hope and pray there is much more to come.… (más)