Re: [TruthTalk] Fw: Interesting observation

[knpraise]

 

Amen to this.   It seems obvious to me that if Christ was not God in the flesh,  His coming to earth was quite unnecessary.  All of the business of saving man could have been done by God without actually appearing in the flesh 

 

jd

 

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From: "Lance Muir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

 

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From: Debbie Sawczak

To: 'Lance Muir'

Sent: January 31, 2006 13:26

Subject: Interesting observation

Somewhat ironically, given Judy's remarks about Roman Catholicism and the orthodox view of Jesus' humanity, here is a quote from Victor's [edited] lecture:

Veneration of Mary was another feature of the religion of the common people. As noted already, their predominant image of Jesus was as judge coming to punish the wicked; his saving and intercessory work had receded far into the background. But every human being has an unappeasable hunger for a saviour, a redeemer, an intercessor, and this role became Mary's: she was felt to be gentle and pitying and human, softer and kinder than Jesus. The reformers were to address this matter at length, magnifying our Lord’s humanity especially as our sin-bearer and intercessor. It is when the humanity of Jesus is allowed to recede, so that his effectual sin-bearing oneness with all humankind is lost to sight and his intercession on behalf of his people disappears, that Mary is handed the role of intercessor or co-redemptrix, for someone must be summoned to furnish human solidarity with sinners.

Indeed, the heart of Reformation theology is Christology. While the reformers denounced medieval Marianism frontally as idolatry, they did a great deal to dismantle it simply by their understanding of Jesus as the one who not only mediates God to humankind, but savingly represents and therein mediates all humankind to God.

D

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