This is a topic I have longed to hear explained from the pulpit. I don't think pastors know either. They seem to have bought into the pacifist vision of Christ - lay down and die until your oppressors feel so guilty, they stop.
Yes the reworking of Christian grammar into modern terms is a universal problem. You can go through whole seminaries and never hear the ancient definition of terms - terms our forefathers knew well. It also reinterprets old teachings into something unrecognizable.
Good idea. I have been thinking about the conflation between the Christian concept of the Imago Dei and the modern concept of human dignity - they overlap but are not the same.
do they overlap or is the Imago Dei the missing piece that actually justifies human dignity (genuinely asking)? i’ve been thinking about that too, and how many atheists believe we have inherent value but no real reason to support that belief. oftentimes they won’t *admit* they believe it since they can’t support the position, but many of their other beliefs are still founded on protecting “human dignity.”
I suggest adding the word ‘worship’ to the list of words whose meaning has lost substance to a point where it is so vague that it lacks any meaning at all.
this got me thinking about what it means when we say “Rest in Peace” to our loved ones when they pass away. we’re not saying “rest in the absence of conflict” or “rest underground where the only ones around to bother you are the worms.” to say “Rest in Peace” is to recognize the hope we have through Jesus that after death we will be welcomed into true Peace: full reunion and alignment with the source of all goodness and beauty, the God that died for us that we may know Him. THAT is true peace.
Genuine peace is an internal fortification rather than a passive byproduct of external quietude. By cultivating a disposition of Antifragility, one ensures that the inevitable volatility of existence becomes a source of refinement rather than a catalyst for ruin.
The mere absence of friction is an unreliable metric of stability; the only durable security is found in the virtue that thrives amidst the storm.
I often made this distinction myself growing up whenever one of my parents told me they wanted "peace." I'd respond, "You do not want peace, you want quiet!" Childhood antics aside, this is such an important message: to cooperate with the mission of bringing the world back into tune with the Great Choirmaster that is God. Thank you for reminding me.
Profound. Liberalism (philosophical) promotes the idea of peace where no one is fighting, but leaves atomized individuals. Aristotle talked about the craft of statesmanship and ethics as a vision of the good and not just the bad. The ancients truly had a richer worldview than us.
This is a topic I have longed to hear explained from the pulpit. I don't think pastors know either. They seem to have bought into the pacifist vision of Christ - lay down and die until your oppressors feel so guilty, they stop.
Yes the reworking of Christian grammar into modern terms is a universal problem. You can go through whole seminaries and never hear the ancient definition of terms - terms our forefathers knew well. It also reinterprets old teachings into something unrecognizable.
that could be an interesting series, writing about other words whose deeper meanings have been lost to accommodate secularism and modern sensibilities
Good idea. I have been thinking about the conflation between the Christian concept of the Imago Dei and the modern concept of human dignity - they overlap but are not the same.
do they overlap or is the Imago Dei the missing piece that actually justifies human dignity (genuinely asking)? i’ve been thinking about that too, and how many atheists believe we have inherent value but no real reason to support that belief. oftentimes they won’t *admit* they believe it since they can’t support the position, but many of their other beliefs are still founded on protecting “human dignity.”
I suggest adding the word ‘worship’ to the list of words whose meaning has lost substance to a point where it is so vague that it lacks any meaning at all.
this got me thinking about what it means when we say “Rest in Peace” to our loved ones when they pass away. we’re not saying “rest in the absence of conflict” or “rest underground where the only ones around to bother you are the worms.” to say “Rest in Peace” is to recognize the hope we have through Jesus that after death we will be welcomed into true Peace: full reunion and alignment with the source of all goodness and beauty, the God that died for us that we may know Him. THAT is true peace.
Exactly. God's peace is always a positive vision, a harmony.
Genuine peace is an internal fortification rather than a passive byproduct of external quietude. By cultivating a disposition of Antifragility, one ensures that the inevitable volatility of existence becomes a source of refinement rather than a catalyst for ruin.
The mere absence of friction is an unreliable metric of stability; the only durable security is found in the virtue that thrives amidst the storm.
I often made this distinction myself growing up whenever one of my parents told me they wanted "peace." I'd respond, "You do not want peace, you want quiet!" Childhood antics aside, this is such an important message: to cooperate with the mission of bringing the world back into tune with the Great Choirmaster that is God. Thank you for reminding me.
Yes. Sometimes you see it as parents don't want justice but quiet - so they don't care what has occurred, just stop making a fuss.
But God's peace is radically based off justice, which is the virtue of harmony and being well-ordered. Peace is really a byproduct of justice.
Profound. Liberalism (philosophical) promotes the idea of peace where no one is fighting, but leaves atomized individuals. Aristotle talked about the craft of statesmanship and ethics as a vision of the good and not just the bad. The ancients truly had a richer worldview than us.
Yes... gearing up to tackle the spirituality of liberalism soon.
cant wait
One arrives at this realization along the path toward the inner life.
Si vis pacem, para bellum. Vegetius.