Sermon: Life with and without the Spirit

About this episode

Paul Axton preaches on the contrast between life with and without the Spirit as discussed in Romans 7 and 8.

Paul Axton preaches: This sermon for Pentecost Sunday, compares life in the Spirit or in the Trinity to life in the absence of the Trinity, as Paul presents it in Romans 7 & 8. (Register for the course, Metaxology, taught by William Desmond, which will cover the philosophy and theology of William Desmond as it applies to ethics, aesthetics, peace, and the Christian life. The course will run from 2026/6/20–2026/9/19. Sign up here: https://pbi.forgingploughshares.org/offerings) If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Become a Patron!

People in this episode

Host: Paul Axton

Topics covered

• Pentecost
• life in the Spirit
• Trinity
• Romans 7
• Romans 8
• Christian life

Keywords

• Pentecost
• Spirit
• Trinity
• Romans
• Christianity
• theology
• ethics

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Metaxology

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