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John, I am so glad you are excited. Please keep us
updated on your study.
Bill
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Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 11:58
PM
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Smithson: Kruger
is the man.. Smithson waxes an elephant
Some of Kruger in review with embelishment
from Smithson:
Started my study with Kruger. I have to say
that I thoroughly enjoy this guy. I like the sound of bible verses
quoted -- he doesn't much care for that but I am a big boy, I can fill
in the blanks.
I have never considered the teaching of the
Trinity to be of any great importance. I have seen the teaching as
a description of God like red hair, short, stocky, rugged good
looks, and an intellectual prowess that is bordered only by the ends of the
galaxy --that sort of thing but enough about me. (substitute
"Father Son and Spirit" for other description detail)
Kruger assumes
the Trinity for a number of reasons (biblical and historical) and presents the
idea that central to the reality of the Father, Son and Spirit is the
relationship of the three to each other. We tend to
think of fellowship as something that you seek to encounter or restore or to
flee from; with God (the Father Son and Holy Spirit) fellowship is something
of a life source, it is that which joins the Three. Kruger
describes this fellowship as the womb of human history. Applied to
humans (Let us make man in our image), I am thinking that God gives birth to
that which also requires fellowship, and more specifically, fellowship with
Him. And so here we are. The drag is this, many try to
find meaning in their life without God. In a sense, God is
our birthing parent. We are in His image as a matter of creation. We
have no choice. and when we seek other definition, we resist the reality that
fully explains who we are. When we seek other definition, we are a
mess.... we kick against the pricks. When we are involved in
passionate fellowship with each other, when our search for God is centered in
our outpouring for others (Isa 58:9-11), we find God, we see Him, we realize
His presence because He is what we are
doing. We do love -- He is love. We do
fellowship -- his very existence is fellowship (Father Son and Holy
Spirit). In accepting His nature, we move from doing to becoming.
And when we stand in the fulfillment of that "becoming," when we are
full grown we shine forth His light into this world -- like
Father, like son.
Such is the impact on my thinking
from my first real visit with Kruger.
Sounds
fantastic.
pastor John
Sorry about the sermon but I
will be doing this through my time with these authors (Kruger and Torrance)
. Get the delete button warmed up.
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