more notes from outside
I’ve been reading “Repenting of Religion” by Greg Boyd. Despite the obvious conclusions on could draw from the title, Mr. Boyd rightly encourages us to look at God from what is written about Jesus. In other words, Jesus is a tangible being who can be observed, touched and listened to by real live humans, then written about. Gives us the true vision of the Living God.
Heb. 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
Primarily Mr. Boyd is focusing on choosing love as a primary response to, basically everything.
Today at work I ordered my usual lunch, peanut butter and jelly with chocolate milk. I have been eating it everyday for a while now. It is quite satisfying and cheap! I found myself apologizing for what I ordered as if it made a difference to the nice lady at the counter. Her response was no one judges you for what you eat, it’s your choice.
I realize I adjust my behavior quite a bit for fear of what people think. Which stems a great deal from what I hear people say, most of which are Christians. Which made me think further about most of my gay friends who only seem to get upset with us for judging them. Damn sodomites!
Ok seriously, Mr Boyd discusses the sin of gluttony as in “fat people” and how we are quick to judge folks who commit sexual sins, whilst eating our fill as folks starve.
Ezek. 16:49 “‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.
Everything is adjusted to the outrage of grace. We get the favor of the Living God. Then we get to give it away.
