Musings from Milbank's (in)famous essay, "Alternative Protestantism."
Premise: The gift of Christ is the gift of the Spirit to the Church (38). It is a gift that is beyond law. It is a divine indwelling power.
Premise 2: What about the Spirit as donum is withdrawn from the church? In other words, do we have the full Spirit/donum today? You have to answer yes. Should we then expect the full donum? Certainly, why not? Ergo, cessationism is false.
If aspects of the Spirit-donum have been withdrawn, we need evidence that it has. Was Jesus crossing his fingers when he promised us his donum?
Premise: The gift of Christ is the gift of the Spirit to the Church (38). It is a gift that is beyond law. It is a divine indwelling power.
Premise 2: What about the Spirit as donum is withdrawn from the church? In other words, do we have the full Spirit/donum today? You have to answer yes. Should we then expect the full donum? Certainly, why not? Ergo, cessationism is false.
If aspects of the Spirit-donum have been withdrawn, we need evidence that it has. Was Jesus crossing his fingers when he promised us his donum?
