tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post115846806789810702..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Heaven: not the end of the world IIIbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1159177600310731342006-09-25T10:46:00.000+01:002006-09-25T10:46:00.000+01:00Marty - wow. I'm impressed. I thought that was one...Marty - wow. I'm impressed. I thought that was one of the hardest. Have you been there? Have another ten points. Your lead is quickly becoming unassailable...byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1159176212612560972006-09-25T10:23:00.000+01:002006-09-25T10:23:00.000+01:00Spain. Near BarcelonaSpain. Near BarcelonaMartin Kemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908454108625787731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1158845715436366832006-09-21T14:35:00.000+01:002006-09-21T14:35:00.000+01:00More like taking a 'seat' at the 'right hand' of G...More like taking a 'seat' at the 'right hand' of God's 'throne', 'Michael'.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1158835873775734482006-09-21T11:51:00.000+01:002006-09-21T11:51:00.000+01:00hmm. Rudolph Bultmann, take a bow!Is this like 'ri...hmm. Rudolph Bultmann, take a bow!<BR/><BR/>Is this like 'rising' from the 'dead' or the 'virgin' birth?<BR/><BR/>;-)michael jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379361601019023165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1158793205242095992006-09-21T00:00:00.000+01:002006-09-21T00:00:00.000+01:00I think he went 'up', though thinking of his going...I think he went 'up', though thinking of his going up is a vivid metaphor that we shouldn't lose or denigrate, despite its anthropomorphism.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1158763854954947262006-09-20T15:50:00.000+01:002006-09-20T15:50:00.000+01:00Well, did he go up, or did he go 'up'?Well, did he go up, or did he go 'up'?michael jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379361601019023165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1158636361531075442006-09-19T04:26:00.000+01:002006-09-19T04:26:00.000+01:00Kevin - nice point.Drew - yes, there is always a m...Kevin - nice point.<BR/><BR/>Drew - yes, there is always a move away to affirm God is more than our concepts. While God truly gives himself to us (such that it is both irresponsible and disobedient to now remain silent), he remains Lord even in his self-giving. We never 'have' him (though he is not 'having us [on]' either).<BR/><BR/>MJ - As hinted in my response to Drew, I don't think God lives byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1158634127432121752006-09-19T03:48:00.000+01:002006-09-19T03:48:00.000+01:00um, if we translate it as sky, will we find the th...um, if we translate it as sky, will we find the three-tiered cosmology rather confronting and the need to demythologise a little bit awkward? <BR/><BR/>Here's a question: why did Jesus go up when he ascended (in Acts 1)?michael jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379361601019023165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1158621041605124072006-09-19T00:10:00.000+01:002006-09-19T00:10:00.000+01:00It looks like something out of Dr Who.Nice post.th...It looks like something out of Dr Who.<BR/><BR/>Nice post.<BR/><BR/><I>though Solomon does acknowledge that the heavens can't contain him</I><BR/><BR/>It seems - from my limited knowledge - that most concepts applied around the Father have an ambivalence, a certain kind of apophatism built into the biblical tradition. Similarly with the temple, sacrifice etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1158595939914318822006-09-18T17:12:00.000+01:002006-09-18T17:12:00.000+01:00Byron,Nice post. I believe you're right about the...Byron,<BR/>Nice post. I believe you're right about the Hebrew poets laughing at the cosmonaut's comments. They might laugh at ours too when we look into our world and claim we do not see God.<BR/><BR/>BlessingsKevin Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135958272742618081noreply@blogger.com