“The relationship between Divine Oneness and our intellect is itself a Mode of the Divine Being, in mission to us, raising in us created words for that which is ineffable.”
Sonderegger, Sys Theo v 1.
What a way of capturing the inspiration of scripture…
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“The Church is the community and a Christian is someone who, when the identity of God is important, names him, “Father, Son and Holy Spirit.” Those who do not or will not, belong to some other community.”
Sonderegger quoting Jenson in her Sys Theo vol 1.
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Our society/culture is functionally post millennial.
Quote is from “Theology as Discipleship” - Keith L. Johnson
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So- just how many hair products are recommended for a 4 day walk in the Highlands- looking for percentage of total pack weight. #askingformyoffspring
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Done! Not quite in time for Holy Saturday, but close. Highly recommended. Go get it!
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Big words here- Barth insists that "an adequate anthropological ontology must begin with
christological reflection, decisions regarding the state of human ontology during any intermediate state would have to begin with the biblical portrayal of Christ during his entombment."
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“…he regards the prayer of the destitute and does not despise their prayer.”
Psalm 102:17
1. We are all destitute.
2. The Lord and Creator of the cosmos hears our prayer.
Big stuff, that.
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“For Balthasar, however, it is not the one God who pours out his wrath, but only the Father. This is a bifurcation between the persons of the Trinity not only at the level of action but also at the level of attributes, since now only the Father is wrathful.”
Matthew Y. Emerson
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“He took out the package and unwrapped the battered book…. ‘I wonder what agonies have settled here. Give me a used Bible and I will, I think, be able to tell you about a man by the places that are edged with the dirt of seeking fingers.’”
Steinbeck- East of Eden
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Update! “Moby Dick” was good.
“East of Eden” is good- but a hard read. Caro’s “The Power Broker” is weirdly compelling. But, man- it’s long. Emerson’s “He Descended to the Dead” is a good pre-Good Fri read. & Staples’ “Paul and the Resurrection of Israel” is a real banger.
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Helpful observation/reminder from @jasonstaples: “As a rule of thumb, when Paul's vocabulary or syntax seem especially obscure, it is often a signal that he is alluding to or borrowing scriptural language….” From “Paul and the Resurrection of Israel”.
