- John 17:1-11 - So that they may be one
- Acts 1:6-14 - The ascension of Jesus
For Sunday June 1, 2014 Easter 7A: Click read more for show notes!
Suz Cate
5/26/2014 03:13:06 am
A couple of thoughts about the Ascension discussion:
Robb
5/27/2014 08:33:37 am
As always Suz, you bring a lot of food for thought. I did not remember that part of Voyage of the Dawn Treader. I read the whole series many years ago, but it was pre-seminary.
David
5/27/2014 05:15:18 am
Hey guys! Love the podcast. I do have to disagree with a couple of your interpretations, though. In particular, I know that you're both more pluralistically inclined, particularly when it comes to salvation. I agree with that perspective. Nonetheless, I think you're a little too quick to dismiss the exclusivistly-inclined passages. For example, when talking about John this week, you mentioned that "it's 'for God so loved the world.'" This is true. But liberals NEVER finish that thought - "that WHOSOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM" is the next part. Personally, I don't understand why those words are credited to Jesus, because they look to me like clear editorializing on the part of the fourth evangelist. I guess it comes down to your philosophy of Scripture. I have no problem saying, "Some parts of Scripture are very salvation-inclusive; some are very exclusive. I agree with the former and not the latter." It seems to me that you two sometimes bend over backwards a little bit to shy away from the ugly bits of Scripture. Just a thought for you today. Like I said, I love the podcast, and it's a REALLY important part of my weekly sermon prep. Thanks so much for all the hard work!
Robb
5/27/2014 08:35:55 am
I'm glad we're a part of your preparation. I think your criticism is valid. I think we've mentioned before the struggle with more exclusivist texts. The Gospel of John is certainly full of these types of passages. Perhaps it is more faithful to simply live with the paradox of both types of passages being a part of the story.
Darlene
5/31/2014 12:38:37 am
I think one of the things we do in this century is forget the setting of the gospel. For me the author was writing to people who were outsiders from the religious communities they had been part of and was reassuring them they were in fact on the right track. People now interpret the setting as Jesus speaking to the insiders and religious "right" and it becomes heard as exclusivity. Thanks for you work. Just stumbled o this site. Comments are closed.
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