We will be convening here at the ZigZag café, Suisse, on Thursdays for conversation and dialogue. I invite you to stop by every Thursday for the question of the day. Your thoughts and participation are most welcome. Pull up a stool, avec un café, un thé, ou un chocolat chaud, et un croissant, and join in here on Thursday at the ZZ café.
For today:
Is it accurate to view the work of Christ on the cross as solely a spiritual triumph for us?
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I can't help but think that it is much more. Paul says that all creation was waiting for the coming of the kingdom. Well--not those exact words, but I think it is close. Jesus also healed people physically. He asked that we care for the physical needs of those who were in need (Matt. 26?). He taught us to pray that God's kingdom come and his will be done on earth. . . as it is in heaven.
Carter,
Thanks. You make some good points here. If these are indeed the case, why do you think the spiritual for us tends to dominate so much of the Christian landscape?
Don't know. Is it because the church seems to swing from pole to pole? So often we consider the material world to be evil. And yet, it was created by God, wasn't it?
Carter,
Seems like there's an unspoken gnosticism floating around that has detrimental effects when it comes to God's creation and embodied existence.
The raw physicality of the faith is in serious need of renewal, as it is vital to Christian spirituality and the explosive power of the cross of Christ.
By the way: I bought the last two copies of Living Spirituality at Amazon due to your tip. One is for my court reporter.
Carter,
Thanks. Not sure why Amazon reduced the book that much because they are still stocking it, but at a much higher price.
We just had Ashley Royal here with us. He's a high court judge in Georgia and gave a couple of good lectures.
My original post should have said Matt. 25. In particular, the reference to sheep and goats
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