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Tag Archives: George MacDonald
Penal Substitutionary Atonement and the Living Christ
“The glorification of the Son of God is the glorification of the human race, for the glory of God is the glory of man, and that glory is love!” ~ George MacDonald Good Friday is almost upon us. In three … Continue reading
The Hell of Self and the Redemption of the Outer Darkness
In his unspoken sermons George MacDonald takes up the task of redefining our inherited notions of justice and punishment. The principle of retribution, he avers, is an unfit vehicle for the proclamation of the gospel. The lex talionis must be jettisoned. … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Inklings & Company
Tagged damnation, George MacDonald, hell, justice, Last Farthing, perdition, purgatory, universalism
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The True Grit of God’s Justice
Is God bound to punish sin? George MacDonald’s answer is no. If the answer were yes, then forgiveness would be impossible. Justice and mercy would find themselves opposed to each other, generating a schism within the Godhead. But we know that … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Inklings & Company
Tagged damnation, George MacDonald, hell, justice, punishment, retribution
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The Father, Justice, and the Hermeneutic of Love
When we confess that God is just, what is it that we mean? Perhaps we mean that God rewards good acts and punishes evil acts, either in this life or the next, in the exact proportion they deserve. Let us … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Inklings & Company
Tagged Bible, divine mercy, forgiveness, George MacDonald, God, hermeneutics, justice, retribution
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Meeting the Consuming Fire of God
It is a fantastic fantasy, I know. Family and friends will confirm that I often entertain fantastic, even ridiculous, fantasies. Yet nonetheless I dream: if every Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant pastor were to read the Unspoken Sermons of George MacDonald, the … Continue reading
Posted in Inklings & Company
Tagged burning bush, George MacDonald, God, Moses, progressive revelation, renewal, Sinai, unconditional love
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The Salvation of Lilith
I scrambled to find the right words. How to explain to my old friend Frederica Mathewes-Green the theme of George MacDonald’s great fantasy novel Lilith? But the words would not come. Well, perhaps that’s not quite true. Words came, but … Continue reading
Posted in Inklings & Company
Tagged damnation, George MacDonald, hell, Lilith, purgatory, universal salvation
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The Spiritual Vision of George MacDonald
In his recent Notre Dame lecture on creatio ex nihilo and apokatastasis, David B. Hart mention those Church Fathers he regarded as the best guides to the interpretation of Holy Scripture regarding the Last Things—St Gregory of Nyssa, Origen, St … Continue reading
