Talk:Illumination of the Holy Spirit

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It seems like there are two consequences in a person who is not illumined:

1. He rejects what he has some basic cognition of.

2. He is prevented from having a basic cognition of some things that would otherwise be easier to understand. "...the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart." (Ephesians 4:18)

Is this a recognized tension in the literature on illumination?

-Aaron Shafovaloff 14:23, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

I think your first point is vague and confusing. I'm not quite sure of the significance of it (if I'm understanding it correctly). Yet, my fear in where you're going with this is that it sets up an endless, circular battle/debate. "My interpretation is correct because I'm illumined, and your wrong (i.e. your interpretation differs w/ mine) and so you must not be illumined or you'd see it my way." And the reply goes, "No, you're not illumined..." and so on. Perhaps you just chose to leave this out, but before (or even after) determining the consequences of an un-illumined person, perhaps we should see if there is any criteria of determining who is/who is not illumined. I can't be of much help on the literature aspect. Jordan Barrett (talk) 01:19, 15 July 2007 (UTC)