I'm not sure I understood most of this, but this I understand. I just changed one word.
Behold, I tell you a great mystery!
All events, A-Y, precede the final Event, Z, when Christ will be all in all things. And yet, Z is the very ground and destiny of every event that came before it.
Yeah, it’s a struggle to take the claims in those epistle verses straightforwardly and make them comprehensible. Though, I think the gospel has to be so cosmic and supremely good it’s beyond our grasp.
Thanks, this was really well written. It reminded me of reading Lilith, coming away with a sense of bewilderment and confusion, but hope in a reality that I can barely comprehend.
Should we think of time as unnatural in some way? When Christ happens to time, does it cease to be real?
Since I heard Chris's interview with Jordan, I've been chewing on the idea of time healed. There is such incredible hope in it.
One needle I can't quite thread yet is the argument from God's goodness. I can't shake the feeling that it is just shifting the location of the challenge to God's goodness. History and all creation healed is breath-taking, and I long for it... but if memory of time unfulfilled still exists--or even if it does--how does the evil now experienced even penultimately not offend God's goodness?
Looking forward to getting Jordan's book and rereading Maximus.
Regardless, thank you: Joe Magina once said something to the effect that: to do theology, to speak of God faithfully, at some point we all risk heresy: the question is just which ones. Thanks for helping us stretch further into the goodness of God!
I believe that your sermon gave me the means to finally leave Woulda Shoulda Oughta Couldaville behind.
I'm not sure I understood most of this, but this I understand. I just changed one word.
Behold, I tell you a great mystery!
All events, A-Y, precede the final Event, Z, when Christ will be all in all things. And yet, Z is the very ground and destiny of every event that came before it.
Yeah, it’s a struggle to take the claims in those epistle verses straightforwardly and make them comprehensible. Though, I think the gospel has to be so cosmic and supremely good it’s beyond our grasp.
Your edit was good too, BTW :)
Incredible.
Yes! Nothing else makes sense. God is not God unless all can be healed. Thank you so much.
This was a *remarkable* sermon, Jason. Wow. I’ll be listening and reading again. Thank you.
A shining gem in this reading…I read for this reason !
Wow. Lots to think on here. But this sounds like a gospel that is better than good. Everything sad will be untrue. Thank you so much.
Holy shit that’s good.
The wonderful Rutledge helpfully adjusted your “equation”. (I got it with A-Z but I take her point)
But what you wrote is terrific - as always.
Thanks, this was really well written. It reminded me of reading Lilith, coming away with a sense of bewilderment and confusion, but hope in a reality that I can barely comprehend.
Should we think of time as unnatural in some way? When Christ happens to time, does it cease to be real?
Yes! I had the same experience with Lilith. Should read again with this sermon in mind!
Since I heard Chris's interview with Jordan, I've been chewing on the idea of time healed. There is such incredible hope in it.
One needle I can't quite thread yet is the argument from God's goodness. I can't shake the feeling that it is just shifting the location of the challenge to God's goodness. History and all creation healed is breath-taking, and I long for it... but if memory of time unfulfilled still exists--or even if it does--how does the evil now experienced even penultimately not offend God's goodness?
Looking forward to getting Jordan's book and rereading Maximus.
Regardless, thank you: Joe Magina once said something to the effect that: to do theology, to speak of God faithfully, at some point we all risk heresy: the question is just which ones. Thanks for helping us stretch further into the goodness of God!
*--or even if it doesn't--
Could you cite the above quote from Maximus,Jason?
Hi John,
It's a paraphrase of Amb 10.37, 82.
What's a good Maximus translation?
A lot to think about here. Thank you for your remarkable perspective, Jason.