This is an open-comment theology blog where I will post various theological musings, mostly in sermon or essay form, for others to read and comment on. If what I say here interests you, you may want to check out some of my books. Feel free to criticize, to critique, to comment, but keep comments to the point and respectful. Many of these posts have been published elsewhere, but I wanted them collected and made available to a wider audience.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
My Quandry
I am working hard to reconcile the combat motif in scripture with the conviction that Creation as a whole is Good, a conviction that is central to my Christology and my understanding of the Trinity. I am convinced that the combat motif is supremely important. The idea that God created the universe out of a chaos-being has some deep truth that helps make sense of the world. But the idea that all God made is good, and that God made all of reality through Jesus Christ is equally important. There seems to be a contradiction here, or at least a competition of experiences. One possible thought: Christ redeemed the world to goodness, even as evil remained somewhere within it, as (pace St. Irenaeus), His taking on our human nature redeemed humanity even as sin remains a factor within it.
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