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Tag Archives: Jesus Christ
The Tactual, Tangible, Carnal Salvation of Christ
Reading Paul J. Griffiths’s Decreation and Christian Flesh I was repeatedly struck by the significance of the sense of touch. Human flesh desires to touch and be touched. “Flesh is haptic,” Griffiths writes, “which is to say that flesh touches and is touched, … Continue reading
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Tagged beatific vision, Body and Blood of Christ, Eucharist, flesh, Jesus Christ, real presence, sacrament, touch
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Piercing the Veil: Ascension, Heaven, Eucharist
“Two affirmations,” writes Paul J. Griffiths, “are required of Christians about Jesus’ ascended flesh” (Christian Flesh, p. 49): The ascended flesh is now located at the right hand of the Father. The ascended flesh is truly present in the Holy … Continue reading
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Tagged ascension, Eucharist, flesh, heaven, Jesus Christ, new creation, real presence, resurrected body, resurrection
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The Vulnerability and Invulnerability of the Natal Flesh of God
And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth. John 1:14 To fully understand human corporeality, we … Continue reading
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Tagged fallen human nature, flesh, incarnation, Jesus Christ, kenosis, Paul Griffiths, the Fall, unfallen human nature
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How “physical” is the risen body of Jesus?
In his account of the first resurrection appearance to the disciples in Jerusalem, St Luke reports: “But they were startled and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit” (24:37). Jesus calms their fears by showing them his hands and … Continue reading
Paschal Mystery: The Victory of the Cross and the Hiddenness of Easter
We need to be careful, Herbert McCabe warns, not to think of Easter as annulling the cross, as if all is now bliss because “the deus ex machina has given us a happy ending after all” (God, Christ and Us, p. … Continue reading
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Tagged atonement, cross, divine love, Easter, empty tomb, Good Friday, Herbert McCabe, Jesus Christ, Josef Jungmann, resurrection
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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
Jesus of Nazareth—god or demigod?
The answer, of course, is neither. Jesus Christ is neither god nor demigod, neither superstar nor superhero. Jesus does not belong to a polytheistic pantheon. He is not one deity among many. He is not the Son of God in … Continue reading
