tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14736201.post50821656396470819..comments2023-10-10T08:46:17.713-04:00Comments on drulogion: The Seven Words from the Cross, Part I - Father, forgive them, for they known not what they doJohnLDruryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120179182431573460noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14736201.post-7031357496013756412008-02-06T12:28:00.000-05:002008-02-06T12:28:00.000-05:00In suggesting that Jesus was God's mediator, I am ...In suggesting that Jesus was God's mediator, I am not suggesting that "the cross" is a literal "atonement", i.e. martyrdom. But, it is a "taking up our convictions" to the point of sacrifice, if necessary. That is what love truely does...doesn't look at the cost, but the goal. The question, then becomes, what is the "goal" we are committed to? And that all depends on what issue is of utmost importance to an individual.Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14736201.post-4040139349349060912008-02-06T11:17:00.000-05:002008-02-06T11:17:00.000-05:00In viewing the humanity of Jesus, we cannot dismis...In viewing the humanity of Jesus, we cannot dismiss that each of us has "suffered" or could have "suffered" in similar fashion...<BR/>Those who think of themselves as "God's arbitrators or mediators" could be those "who know not what they do"....because, in not knowing the man, Jesus, as others who personally knew Jesus, they sought to implement a plan to protect their own interests (instead of considering what he said...they felt their positions threatened, as God's arbitrators and mediators)! Competition brings out the worst in some of us!<BR/>But, the ironic point is made, in that, while the religious thought they were "God's mediators", Jesus, became God's real mediator...for he showed them how great, long, wide, and deep is God's love and forgiveness!Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14736201.post-64162640673018710452008-02-02T20:00:00.000-05:002008-02-02T20:00:00.000-05:00What is Jesus thinking as he hangs suffering upon ...What is Jesus thinking as he hangs suffering upon the cross, looking down at the reasons he is there in the first place?<BR/><BR/>I am trying to put myself in his shoes and wonder what it would be like if I was a martyr, or a sacrifice in the place of another. I think about someone taking my life, and I think about me forgiving them in that same instant, understanding they don't know the true consequences of their actions, how tragic is their decision, but how powerful is God's grace in me to show forgiveness! Even though they have transgressed, I have released them from my hate, or my ownership of myself..and the hope within me is that perhaps by my sacrifice, they will one day be reconciled to God.<BR/><BR/>"I am sorry God, I did not know what I was doing." Just as many of us have had to confess to the Father.<BR/><BR/>Jesus' plea is not a passing remark it seems, but a powerful and passionate intercession, the grace of God providing the sacrifice for us to be cleansed of our sin, and not face the justice of eternal separation from God.<BR/><BR/>err, I think I've gotten somewhat off point..at any rate..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14736201.post-19188201287007724532008-02-01T02:12:00.000-05:002008-02-01T02:12:00.000-05:00I always wonder about things like this... Did Jesu...I always wonder about things like this... Did Jesus strategically pick His seven last words or have we strategically picked apart His seven last words? <BR/><BR/>Perhaps that's a point that could take us down lots of rabbit holes, but ultimately the question is can God use it to deepen our understanding of Him? Absolutely.tonymyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11396458619687708153noreply@blogger.com