The instrument of our death is chosen for us, as well as
the manner in which it is carried out, the timing and the duration of the
execution - all is controlled by Another. There is nothing to be done,
for we must submit to the Unseen Hand and cast ourselves completely upon
Him. tc
the manner in which it is carried out, the timing and the duration of the
execution - all is controlled by Another. There is nothing to be done,
for we must submit to the Unseen Hand and cast ourselves completely upon
Him. tc
good stuff. Let me tell you doubters, out there, who resist such as Barth or Torrance. The words this morning from Debbie and now Terry, should be considered in no differenct a light than other theologicans. We resist this word "theologian" preferring, at times, the wonderful sound of "ignorance." But the fact of the matter is this: what Terry has shared and the words from Debbie give God no less an opportunity to work in our lives than the scriptures themselves or Barth or Torrance.
Anyway, thanks Terry. We have not yet suffered unto death -- your point is well taken and our life has its happy ending.
jd
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> "For I determined to not know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him
> crucified" (I Corinthians 2:2).
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> Religion seeks to reform a man; the Cross seeks to crucify him. Religion
> may fail to bring about the desired result, but the Cross never fails to
> achieve its end. Mankind will pursue morality, virtue, spirituality, even
> perform religious works and good deeds, in order to avoid death on a Cross.
> But there are no wounds, no scars, no evidence of having ever died and been
> made alive unto God. Either a man has never died, or he has died and been
> raised again. You cannot fake a resurrection.
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> The Cross is the means by which God reduces us to Christ, that we may be
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> along the way and attempt to escape the inevitable, but the day we cease
> striving and meekly accept the Cross we find everything is done for us.
> In fact, death by crucifixion cannot be accomplished by suicide. We cannot
> crucify ourselves. The instrument of our death is chosen for us, as well as
> the manner in which it is carried out, the timing and the duration of the
> execution - all is controlled by Another. There is nothing to be done,
> for we must submit to the Unseen Hand and cast ourselves completely upon
> Him.
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