Abstract
Presents a biblical foundation for theological notions regarding the life of human selfhood and the life of God. Traces the evolution of the God-Self relation, demonstrates how the biblical self is a dynamic process, and notes ways in which the Fall is a paradigm of divided selfhood. Depicts flesh as a factor of finiteness, spirit as a factor of freedom, the Law as a “negative third,” and Christ as the “positive third.” Proposes that Christ as the new unifying third carries for the self the reconciling Spirit of God which eternally unifies all that is broken.
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