tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post116070191610256212..comments2024-01-17T02:39:06.048-05:00Comments on rude truth: the flashJJThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14920416765778868736noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-1160751102147576822006-10-13T09:51:00.000-05:002006-10-13T09:51:00.000-05:00love the pics of Clare. Have you heard of the Pro...love the pics of Clare. Have you heard of the Project Red Campaign? I think you might like it. Check my blog for more info if you need. <BR/><BR/>I didn't read this entire post. I will later, when I've gotten a lot more sleep.TKPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830562753725505668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-1160743276250597252006-10-13T07:41:00.000-05:002006-10-13T07:41:00.000-05:00I think that this is along the lines of how I unde...I think that this is along the lines of how I understand the nature of the atonement, that simply in the process of God becoming human we experience at-oneness with God and God with us. There is solidarity in this act (and in the death and resurrection, which both occur temporally within the confines of bodily existence, not in a strange spiritual experience whereby Jesus can no longer identify with humanity). <BR/><BR/>This concept of solidarity has dramatic implications for eschatology, especially how we view the last things, which is integral to our capacity for hope and our ability to mirror solidarity with the world. If we view Jesus' God-Man problem through this lens, with the incarnation as the inauguration of atonement, we realize that God has a vested interest in what happens here. As such, we, too, should have a vested interest in our communities, cities, states, nation, and world. In solidarity we will not simply abandon creation through our hope to be taken up into heaven through some form of rapture; rather, we anticipate Christ's return to renew the earth and in bodily form take up the work that is currently in process via the church through the HS (still embodied here corporately). If God creates something that God considers good, even very good, it makes more sense that our hope should be founded on bodily resurrection and earthly renewal rather than spiritual escapism. This meshes well with your idea of sollidarity because it informs an ecclesiological piece of the puzzle that is often missing that distorts the grace-filled picture of what could be. This actually supports a missional ecclesiology that tries to free us from our tendency toward holy remnant behavior and frees us to follow the example of God in Christ in the Holy Spirit through solidarity with "the world." You may not think you can systematize this, but I think it would be quite an interesting project. Thanks for these thoughts. You've really got me thinking here and I just woke up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com