The Spirit-Baptized Church

A Dogmatic Inquiry

By: Professor Frank D. Macchia

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Hardcover | 16 April 2020

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All four Gospels and the book of Acts describe the Son of God as sent of the Father to baptize humanity in the Spirit and fire, and Christ receives the Spirit towards this end. Frank D. Macchia suggests that the Son fulfilled this mission by pouring forth the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost (and continues to fulfill it), incorporating others into himself and into the love of the Father.

By focusing on the event of Spirit baptism, Macchia proposes a Pneumatological ecclesiology that is dominated by a Pentecostal confessional concern but is also open to a larger ecumenical conversation. This ecclesiology will begin by exploring the dogmatic (Trinitarian) foundations of the Spirit-baptized church. This Spirit-baptized ecclesiology helps us to appreciate the richly Pneumatological (vastly participatory and far-reaching eschatological) nature of the church's marks (starting with the church's charismatic structure and apostolicity but also including its unity, holiness, and catholicity) and its kerygmatic, sacramental, and missional practices.

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This work by a leading Pentecostal theologian is not just a constructive theology of the church for Pentecostals but also for the wider church. Its ecumenical breadth and distinctive Pentecostal perspective make it a significant contribution to the current conversations on ecclesiology. * Simon Chan, Trinity Theological College, Singapore *
This book represents Frank Macchia's definitive contribution to Pentecostal ecclesiology. It is creative and thought-provoking, challenging Pentecostal scholarship to approach the subject in fresh ways through an interaction with ecumenical sources. It deserves to be read widely and discussed deeply. I commend it to scholars and students alike. * Mark J. Cartledge, London School of Theology, UK *
The Spirit-Baptized Church is without question one of the most important texts on ecclesiology to appear in decades. In its pages, Frank Macchia has effectively overturned the centuries-long tendency of our various Christian theological traditions to 'quench the Spirit', by defining the church in Christological terms that relegate the Spirit to a supporting role. Macchia has gifted us all with an ecclesiology that is fully grounded in the Pentecostal tradition, and overflows with Spirit-baptized ecumenical insights capable of renewing all of our traditions. * Dale T. Irvin, New York Theological Seminary, USA *

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