tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763125547265537672.post3446450314045282244..comments2013-09-11T21:59:12.623-05:00Comments on Exisistential Goulash: E Spiritus UnumUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763125547265537672.post-80409178270097025052009-01-19T05:28:00.000-06:002009-01-19T05:28:00.000-06:00The angels proclaimed at Jesus birth that "today" ...The angels proclaimed at Jesus birth that "today" a Savior is born unto men; I think that, even if Herod had succeeded, that still somehow the redemption of Man would have been accomplished by Jesus' life, no matter how short. That is, again, a speculation.<BR/><BR/>Also, I believe this redemption is worked more by a simple relationship (dread word!) with God through Jesus than through following an amendement of life until you are "good enough"; the penitent thief on the cross beside him had little chance to mend his life but was promised Paradise for his moment of faith. If this sounds like a genie, hand me a lamp.Brerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429065718316352989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763125547265537672.post-33134272967445456772008-12-24T13:13:00.000-06:002008-12-24T13:13:00.000-06:00I agree. Christ is a goal to be sure, His is an e...I agree. Christ is a goal to be sure, His is an example of the best there can be. I also agree about redemption to a point; I think of it more in terms of fixing a broken spiritual element in Man, rather than a payment for Original Sin and all future sins by calling upon Him like a genie. He showed us that as fallible and imperfect as we are, there was a high point we could aspire to, and a completion of the disparate elements of our souls that we could achieve. But, again, is this just semantics?Babelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747544542335195389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763125547265537672.post-78841862245141181602008-12-23T23:35:00.000-06:002008-12-23T23:35:00.000-06:00There is a lot in this posting to be ruminated on....There is a lot in this posting to be ruminated on. I think that Jesus must be considered as a Goal as well as a Guide, and that who he was (incarnate God) and what he did (redemption) is far more important than what he taught ethically (most of which has been summed up in Natural Law and the highest traditions of other faiths and philosophies). I think that it is more accurate to speak of what happened to mankind not so much as a step in spiritual evolution as a redemption and enhanced made available to our spiritual state. But perhaps this is just an instance of terminology getting in the way of what is essentially the same idea.Brerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429065718316352989noreply@blogger.com