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.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Separated But Not Separated
Sin is separation from God, yet we are not separated from God. God embraces that which cannot be embraced. This paradox is solved in and through Christ Jesus. This is the central message of Kazoh Kitamori's THE THEOLOGY OF THE PAIN OF GOD, which is one of my all-time favorite theology books. Kazoh sees the pain of God on the Cross as the mystical experience that both embodies and overcomes the paradox of God embracing the sinner. We will never be any closer to God than we are now. God lives in and through us as the Holy Spirit. Yet, He does this only because of the cross. The gulf is overcome by the arms of the hanging Jesus.
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