July 11, 2011 parish scripture teaching Confirmation Notes: Christ – Incarnation, Passion, Resurrection The pre-existence of the Word, the Logos Genesis 1, John 1 The outrageous idea of Incarnation Carne – flesh lit ‘en-flesh-ment’ No other faith comes close in engagement with humanity Human and/or Divine: Video of the Geneology of Matthew http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUjI3ebu_Wk The paradox of two natures – ikon of Christ as reminder The vulnerability of the Incarnation, Matthew and Luke nativity stories, esp compared to the ‘chocolate box’ story of the traditional Christmas story Growing up as God: Christ in theTemple(Luke 2:41-52), Temptation without sin (Matthew 4, Luke 4), righteous anger (Matthew 19:13) Claims of Jesus A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic–on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg–or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronising nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to. (CS Lewis Mere Christianity pg. 52) The purpose of the Passion The mistake of Penal Substitution “cosmic child abuse” & how it fails to fit our understanding of a loving Heavenly Father Kensosis – Phillipians 2:5-11 The Cross not as defeat but Victory John 19:30 “It is complete / paid off” Gk: Tetelestai § The word tetelestai was also written on business documents or receipts in New Testament times to show indicating that a bill had been paid in full. The Greek-English lexicon by Moulton and Milligan says this: “Receipts are often introduced by the phrase [sic tetelestai, usually written in an abbreviated manner…” o “The cross is a stake planted in the ground around which the whole history of the world revolves” The significance of the Resurrection As vindication of the power of God Not immediate – for patience is a teaching point Hidden from view, then revealed: John 20 The resurrection body cf Bramantino’s Resurrected Christ The proof of the resurrection http://www.users.ms11.net/~dejnarde/resurrect.htm Genuine death on the cross – blood & water Empty Tomb First witnesses were women (the wisdom of God vs the foolishness of men!) Testimony of the Apostles even to Martyrdom The impact of the resurrection on the world today in the lives of Christians By spr
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