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, January 12, 2014
"Who is like You, O God?"..,
... Thus asks Miriam in Exodus 15:11. The Jewish answer to this question has always been the same: no one is like God. Despite all the similarities that exist between Judaism and Christianity, this will always amount to a dividing line. For Christians believe that there was one, indeed, who is like God. Jesus at minimum REVEALS who God is, and thus Jesus is at minimum LIKE God. Of course we believe more than that, but this is the real line between Judaism and our faith. God enters into the world as a man, and so God is brought near to us. I will extol all days all the ways in which Judaism and Christianity are alike. But we cannot deny the differences. This is a big one.
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