New pun
My girlfriend is working for Law Review, so last night on the phone I told her that I "lawrev iew".
John
Saturday, July 26, 2003
Bonhoeffer
One of the most influential theologians in my life has been Dietrich Bonhoeffer. For those who do not know him, he was one of the earliest people to oppose Hitler's regime. One of his most famous quotes (I'm paraphrasing now) "When Christ calls us to follow Him, He bids us come and die." Ok, so I've always intrepreted his statements to mean that we should shed on our old nature behind and to put on Christ. But what if, a big if, God actually called you to take his command literally? In fact that is what happened to him, when he died in a concentration camp about a month prior to the liberation of Germany. Another interesting thing is his comment about a Christian for others in the context of a community. I sincerely believe that it is impossible to be a Christian outside of a community of faith. Another concept is the concept of cheap grace and costly grace. Since God gave His own Son to die on the cross, then there can be no question that our grace comes at a cost.
More thoughts about grace later,
John
One of the most influential theologians in my life has been Dietrich Bonhoeffer. For those who do not know him, he was one of the earliest people to oppose Hitler's regime. One of his most famous quotes (I'm paraphrasing now) "When Christ calls us to follow Him, He bids us come and die." Ok, so I've always intrepreted his statements to mean that we should shed on our old nature behind and to put on Christ. But what if, a big if, God actually called you to take his command literally? In fact that is what happened to him, when he died in a concentration camp about a month prior to the liberation of Germany. Another interesting thing is his comment about a Christian for others in the context of a community. I sincerely believe that it is impossible to be a Christian outside of a community of faith. Another concept is the concept of cheap grace and costly grace. Since God gave His own Son to die on the cross, then there can be no question that our grace comes at a cost.
More thoughts about grace later,
John
Monday, July 21, 2003
Ok, it's been awhile since I blogged.
Things to do
1. Bike to Stillwater from North St. Paul (25 mile loop)
2. Swim in a lake
3. Finish the stupid Clin Med projects
Sometimes people who claim to be Christian get hung up on all these nonessentials of faith. Let me elaborate.
Am I an postdiluvian rube or a flat earth preterist? Ok, so I'm b.s.ing again. I'm neither, in fact I'm an amillienial nonpreterist and a 4.5/5 point Calvinist. Do you know what that means? Neither do I, although I'm pretty sure I'm well within the realms of orthodoxy. When you just read the above sentences, you can see that none of those terms are in the bible. Sometimes you gotta explain things in really simple terms. More of that to come.
A few days ago Bill Bright, the founder of Campus Crusade passed away. I'm really saddened by that loss, but he is with Jesus now.
John
Things to do
1. Bike to Stillwater from North St. Paul (25 mile loop)
2. Swim in a lake
3. Finish the stupid Clin Med projects
Sometimes people who claim to be Christian get hung up on all these nonessentials of faith. Let me elaborate.
Am I an postdiluvian rube or a flat earth preterist? Ok, so I'm b.s.ing again. I'm neither, in fact I'm an amillienial nonpreterist and a 4.5/5 point Calvinist. Do you know what that means? Neither do I, although I'm pretty sure I'm well within the realms of orthodoxy. When you just read the above sentences, you can see that none of those terms are in the bible. Sometimes you gotta explain things in really simple terms. More of that to come.
A few days ago Bill Bright, the founder of Campus Crusade passed away. I'm really saddened by that loss, but he is with Jesus now.
John
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