Still hating atonement theory
It's Holy Thursday and I'm facing another conflicted countdown to the resurrection. This week of the retreat, Week 29: Jesus Dies for Us, isn't helping.
BTW, there are a couple of interesting podcasts by Mark Goodacre at his NT Pod that touch on Holy Week: NT Pod 53: Are the Passion Narratives "Prophecy Historicized"? ... and .... NT Pod 54: The horror of crucifixion
BTW, there are a couple of interesting podcasts by Mark Goodacre at his NT Pod that touch on Holy Week: NT Pod 53: Are the Passion Narratives "Prophecy Historicized"? ... and .... NT Pod 54: The horror of crucifixion
posted by crystal | 11:23 AM
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The Creighton page closes with:
Let us all give thanks each evening for the one who shows us the deepest meaning of the Good News — we are free from the power of sin and death over us. By entering our life and death completely, Jesus fell into the hands of a loving God, who raised him and us to life, redeeming all sin and death forever.
That's a lot more gentle an approach then most accounts.
Check out John MacArthur this morning:
http://www.gty.org/Resources/Sermons/80-294_Gods-Glory-Displayed-in-Christs-Cross
OK, now I'm really depressed ;)
Do you remember that original Star Trek episode where the Enterprise crew landed on a planet where the inhabitants worshipped a Moloch-like serpenty looking god named Val? Whenever something went wrong the inhabitants would cringe and say, "Val is hungry!"
I thought "to glorify" meant "to reveal" .... that Jesus glorifying God meant that he was showing us what God was really like - a loving parent instead of Val.
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