Water Into Wine
While reading Origen I had an image of the Scripture being like
the swaddling clothes that were wrapped around Jesus at his birth. It
was as if this mental image was a picture under which the words, "Christ
Comes Wrapped," were written. Origen constantly speaks about Christ
incognito, through a variety of types and allegorical images. He takes
us far above history and grammar into the realm of eternity where there
seems to be a host of theophanies all lined up, ready to reveal the
eternal Word...
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Word Medicine
Origen, whom some believe was the first systematic theologian
of the Early Church, is undoubtedly a master wordsmith, especially when
he speaks of the meaning and function of scripture. Origen blends the
medium and the message tightly together in a way that speaks for itself...
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Theonomous Personhood
As I've been reading about the Trinity, I've found myself admiring
the community orientation, relational closeness and effective communication
among members of the Trinity. God desires that we share in the Trinitarian
life but we must first understand of what that life consists. It is
one thing to admire a good relationship from afar and quite another
to be invited to become part of that relationship. Already we've seen
some features of Trinitarian life: love, reciprocity, equality, responsibility
and recognition of what it means to be a distinct individual...
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