Nietzsche called the greatest of all sins to be the murder of God (deicide). There was nothing more sinful than that. On the reverse, the greatest of all righteousness fulfilled was in the self-giving of the Son of God. This self-giving brought an end to the history of hostility between man and God. It cancelled all debts. Man had committed the greatest of all crimes, and God had allowed it to be done to Him in the ultimate divine sacrifice. The Cross was where Justice and Love met vis-à-vis. It was where man affirmed his estrangement and God affirmed...
I Look Behind and Find...
I look behind and find that todayYesterday's maturity looks childish,Yesterday's brilliance looks foolish;And, what if I look at myself and findThat I'm better off today than I was ever;Perhaps, I could scarcely be satisfiedWith my today disregarding what I could be tomorrow!"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit." ~ Aristo...
Madness - A Poem
I saw a madman yesterday and wondered if We ourselves aren't often mad in many ways,When we let loose our tantrums, when weLet temper kill wisdom, temperance, and the day,When we let loudness overcome reason,And violence put on destruction,Coz' we've gotten so mad that people keep away.A man (or woman) would also go wild with loveThat he's blinded to what is pure and real;We say "He's gone crazy in love (or perhaps, in lust)",Misjudging his madness for a holy quest,For it is truly love when one is willing to make a sacrificeFor the good of the...
The Unique Christ - II (Poem) - The Song of the Clay
IIThe Song of the ClayThrough Him and for Him,To Him and from Him,My Maker, My End:I was there on the ground,Alienated, isolated, blasted by the wind all around;Up to myself,Stranded, corroded, drifted into earth’s sinking ground.He took me,Gently,He lifted me,Softly,He cleansed me,Patiently,He placed me on the rock.He took me to His Potter’s Wheel,And whirled me round and round.Oh, the whirling, I would have fainted,Were it not for His gentle hands around me!Oh, the turnings, I would’ve been thrown off,Were it not for His guiding hands that ground...
BEING STRONG IN THE LORD
1. To be strong is a command (Deut 31:6, 7, 23, Josh.1:6,7; 1Kgs 2:2; Dan.10:19). It begins primarily with mental strength, which is good courage.2. To be strong means to not let hands be weak (2Chr.15:7). 3. Strength is spiritual in nature (Luke 1:80, 2:40).4. Strength is in the power of God's might (Eph. 6:10).5. Strength is holding on the word of God (1Jn.2:14).1. When you're strong, you must utterly drive away the Canaanites. You can't just employ them.2. Strength is also a place to be in (Tower, Ps.71:7).3. In the fear of the Lord there is...
Hamartiology - Potentiality/Actuality of Sin (Notes)
Potentiality/ActualityDeterminism rules the analytic situation of amoral existence.The seed determines the fruit. Essence defines existence.E.g. (1) Man is a social being. Man is a sexual being. Man is a rational being. Man is a moral being (in the sense of capability).(2) Man can’t but be social. Man can’t but be sexual. Man can’t but be rational. Man can’t but be moral.Freedom rules the synthetic situation of moral existence.The choice determines the consequence. Decision defines existence.E.g. (1) He killed the man. He forgave the man. He loved...
Death - Was Adam Created Immortal? - Excerpt
(Excerpt from Hamartiology (Notes), 2006)God created humans as mortals.[1] Mortality was known to Adam, or else reference to it in the command would have meant nothing to him. The world is Christo-centric, not anthropo-centric or eco-centric. The statement ‘let us make man…’ must be seen in this context. God did not create humans as males and females to remain so eternally. In the divine purpose, man is created to be glorified and transformed into the image of the Son. In this sense, then human creation must be seen as real but not final. As far...
