Comments on: Atonement and Union with Christ https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/tsp122/ Reformed Theological Resources Fri, 25 Sep 2020 02:07:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 By: Robert McKenzie https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/tsp122/#comment-3544765 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 14:26:14 +0000 http://reformedforum.org/?p=10211#comment-3544765 In reply to Timothy Joseph.

Thanks for the comment. The term mystical is an acceptable term in Reformed theology and used by the Westminster Confession of Faith when speaking of the Lord Supper. I agree that the term mystical can have some baggage but so can the word spiritual. Both of these terms are used to speak of doctrinal realities that are beyond our normal understanding of experience. I use it because it is an appropriate term that I am hoping helps people understand that the reality is true even if it is beyond our experiential ability to fully understand. But again the term mystical is often used in Reformed Theology,
thanks for the thoughts

]]> By: Timothy Joseph https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/tsp122/#comment-3544028 Tue, 10 Jul 2018 13:52:31 +0000 http://reformedforum.org/?p=10211#comment-3544028 I don’t understand why you insist on mystical as an accurate description of either our union with Christ or prayer! Neither of these are mystical, instead they are spiritual. Both of these are Spirit wrought, which you obviously believe, so why not just call them that. Indeed, we can cannot fully explain our union with Christ in human terms, but this is not due to it being mystical, but rather spiritual and as such our understanding is limited by our experiences. Yet, the Word is clear about both of these teachings, the Holy Spirit intercedes in prayer and He applies our being united to Christ. Mystical language carries unnecessary bagged for the people in our pews. Sometimes extra biblical words are clarifying like Trinity, but often when a biblical word is available and doesn’t carry confusion, we should use it.
Tim

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