June 2010
19 posts
Christian Plurality
I had to write a one page paper on why there are different interpretations on ancient Hebrew scriptures. This is my rough draft.
The diversity of interpretations of the Hebrew Scriptures is not problematic but an ever-increasing expression of the plurality God has intended to inspire, revealing an inclusive faith and the plural character of truth itself.
Often the mistake a scriptural...
“The heart of the Sermon on the Mount is the conviction that the cross and not...”
– John Howard Yoder
The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting,
‘Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord— the King of Israel!’
Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it; as it is written:
‘Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion. Look, your king is coming, sitting...
“Murder, considered a crime when people commit it singly, is transformed into a...”
– Cyprian, 2nd Century
“There’s something about reading up on how to be a dude that seems kinda useless,...”
“I do not believe that a transfigured Easter body took the place of Jesus’ mortal...”
– Jurgen Moltmann
[x] Orthodoxy [ ] Heresy
I have been wrestling through these ideas:
1. I don’t believe hell is a place of eternal torment, or a place that those that don’t accept Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour go to receive punishment.
2. I don’t believe that judgment refers to punishment.
3. I don’t believe that anyone (even Hitler ) being subjected to eternal separation from God is an accurate view on grace, mercy or...
“come follow me…..into the margins.”
“Christian theologians who address themselves to the problem of evil should treat...”
“God believes in you.”
We believe we are part of good creation.
We believe we live in a world we were made to enjoy, embrace and cultivate.
We believe God’s glory and presence are revealed in the created world.
We believe our lives are pregnant with meaning and purpose.
We believe we were made for the times we are living in.
We believe a creator who has our best interests in mind intimately loves us.
We believe...
We belong to one another
I may be the foot, she the hand, and he the mouth that speaks
but together we make this world beautiful
I resist the one telling me to rise above the “other”
Only the Voice can judge
I keep no opinion of myself, but live into newness of life
We have been called by the great mystery that makes the distinction between us irrelevant, called away from the phantom tongue that...
“The gospel is really vulgar, crass and immoral because it says God forgives the...”
– Robert Capon 