Part II November 12, 2007
Posted by Anya in : I won't keep things purposely vague , trackbackOkay. Not to harp on the subject, but this’ll be one more post regarding my last post and then the topic can probably go for a while, unless anyone wants to keep it going in comments or IM’s or so forth. I just don’t want the whole blog to turn into a debate on how we are saved.
Apparently I totally, absolutely, failed to make clear that James Ward’s song is not a good summary of Charles Finney’s theology; it is pretty much the antithesis. I am sorry about that; rereading the post I can see where I did not make that distinction. (Kinda forgot that you can’t hear the tone of voice I was saying some things in.)
I still like the church as the bride analogy. I think it’s valid and Biblical. The truth is, the wedding hasn’t happened yet. The marriage feast is yet to come, and at that time, Christ’s bride will look at Him and say, “I do.” Right now we are in the period between being redeemed and saying those words – the courtship period, if you’ll have it thus, the time when we, individually, and collectively as the Church, are being sanctified so that we can be presented to Him a “strong, pure, spotless Bride.”
Why He would want the bride He chose is another story all together and it’s one that we really haven’t heard yet. But it is as Derek Webb said… “Truth is, God would rather die than be without Her, and She is both wretched and radiant.”
And finally, the matter doesn’t really end with what we think sounds nicer. It ends with what is the best way to describe the truths of the Bible — that’s what we, as Christians, are required to believe, like it or not. RC Sproul talks about that in Chosen By God.
So keep thinking. Keep talking. I love it.
And now I think that I shall quote some Hitchhiker’s Guide, just because this post seems like it could use a less serious ending.
“It could always be replaced,” said Benjy reasonably, “if you think it’s important.”
“Yes, an electronic brain,” said Frankie, “a simple one would suffice.”
“A simple one!” wailed Arthur.
“Yeah,” said Zaphod with a sudden evil grin, “you’d just have to program it to say What? and I don’t understand and Where’s the tea? Who’d know the difference?”
“What?” cried Arthur, backing away still farther.
Where is the tea, anyway?
(posted this the other day on xanga and forgot to put it here too… oops.)
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