http://www.religiocity.org/2009/11/14/advent-spiritual-sobriety/ political theology in the city Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:23:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.religiocity.org/2009/11/14/advent-spiritual-sobriety/#comment-77115 matt Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:17:52 +0000 http://www.religiocity.org/?p=991#comment-77115 Amen, Collins. Amen, Collins.

]]> http://www.religiocity.org/2009/11/14/advent-spiritual-sobriety/#comment-76338 Collins Aki Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:09:03 +0000 http://www.religiocity.org/?p=991#comment-76338 I agree indeed. I think when I consider the salvation brought by Christ, and the price that was paid, the humiliation and the glory it is delivering; the sin it forgave, the promise it graciously offered, the mercy, all this does indeed conjure up a mixed set of feelings. Joy is more in the hope it promises, not a kind of joy of winning the lotto-like emotion, but like the pardon one receives gratuitously. It is very sobering and you are right to note how John the Baptist considered it, yes, it is our Redeemer coming to save and this brings joy, but still, the majesty of it all, is very, very sobering, humbling, almost, in the way, John Newton explained it, carnal-ly unsettling, laying a great weight of duty/indebtedness to love and accept others, because you had so mercifully received something far greater than you could ever deserve or give. Yes, it is a joy, but in a very different and special way. I agree indeed. I think when I consider the salvation brought by Christ, and the price that was paid, the humiliation and the glory it is delivering; the sin it forgave, the promise it graciously offered, the mercy, all this does indeed conjure up a mixed set of feelings. Joy is more in the hope it promises, not a kind of joy of winning the lotto-like emotion, but like the pardon one receives gratuitously. It is very sobering and you are right to note how John the Baptist considered it, yes, it is our Redeemer coming to save and this brings joy, but still, the majesty of it all, is very, very sobering, humbling, almost, in the way, John Newton explained it, carnal-ly unsettling, laying a great weight of duty/indebtedness to love and accept others, because you had so mercifully received something far greater than you could ever deserve or give. Yes, it is a joy, but in a very different and special way.

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