Theology
Jesus Wasn’t Benign
We must face the recognition that what the early Christians saw in Jesus Christ, and what we must accept if we look at him rather than at our imaginations about him, was not a person characterized by universal benignity, loving God and loving man. His love of God and his love of neighbor are two […]
Tongues (In Isaiah!)
Date: 22 Aug 1997 18:02:38 +1000 From: (Michael Hore) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Michael Smith < writes: — Youch!! Welcome back Christian. I think you’ve outdone yourself this time. Christian Graus wrote: (Isa 6:5-7 NKJV) So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in […]
Original Sin (And The Orthodox Church)
I was interested to read that the Orthodox Church today does not agree with Augustine on this issue: “ cannot agree with Augustine, when he writes that humans are under a ‘harsh necessity’ of committing sin…The image of God is distorted by sin but never destroyed…and because we still retain the image of God we […]
Women And The Catholic Church
Subject: Women and the Catholic Church in Australia Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 EVIDENCE TO THE AUSTRALIAN BISHOPS HEARINGS ON THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN THE CHURCH Adelaide Hearings: Wednesday June 18 – Friday June 20, 1997 Evidence from Moira Deslandes: 18 June 9.00am This paper is my own views and not written to represent […]
Sin (Augustine)
Augustine shows clearly the religious character of sin. Sin for him is not a moral failure; it is not even disobedience. Disobedience is a consequence but not the cause. The cause is: turning away from God, and from God as the highest good, as the love with which God loves Himself, through us. For this […]
The Kingdom Of God
Published in Compass Theology Review Diarmuid O’Murchu, M.S.C. Jesus initiated a new reign of God in our world, and much of the Gospel narrative is about this new vision. By and large, the Christian Church has failed to address the Kingdom agenda, and that failure begins within the New Testament itself when St Paul switched […]
Catholic Referendum
Did you know that the church reform movement in the United States, led by the Women’s Ordination Conference in partnership with Catholics Speak Out, launched a campaign in May of 1996 to collect one million signatures from US Catholics by Pentecost Sunday, May 18, 1997? Perhaps you’ve heard of the referendum campaigns in Europe where […]
Jesus And History
This post is in response to Barry O’Grady’s recent posts in which he has claimed that "Christianity is bullshit". Barry raises issues about Christianity borrowing mythology and festivals from other religions, which I do not dispute. He also claims that Christianity is harmful, which I definitely do dispute. The underlying issue seems to be that […]
Faith And Reason
Christian Quotation of the Day April 21, 1997 Feast of Anselm, Abbot of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher, 1109 For I seek not to understand in order that I may believe; but I believe in order that I may understand, for I believe for this reason: that unless I believe, I cannot understand. … […]
Sacraments – Then And Now
From: Nigel B. Mitchell Subject: Re: 1 Cor 12: 4-11 (NRSV) for discussion Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 (Christian Graus) wrote: But there is ample evidence from the scriptures that new wine is a type of the Holy Spirit and old ( fermented ) wine a type of the old life, apart from scriptural evidence […]
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