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God, Self & Other – Luke 17: We Were Expecting Someone More...Messiah-y - Luke, Part 17

God, Self & Other – Luke 17: We Were Expecting Someone More...Messiah-y - Luke, Part 17

FromJesus at 2AM - A Humorous, Intelligent Look at the Bible, Church History & the Life of Faith


God, Self & Other – Luke 17: We Were Expecting Someone More...Messiah-y - Luke, Part 17

FromJesus at 2AM - A Humorous, Intelligent Look at the Bible, Church History & the Life of Faith

ratings:
Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Sep 8, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

For 2,000 years Jesus has been confounding messianic expectations - never quite looking the part of "savior." I mean, shouldn't a divinely-appointed deliverer be easily recognizable? A little radiant glory, perhaps? Or at the very least the trappings of earthly power! And what about some judgment and wrath? It's a sinful world after all, and isn't it part of God's job to be punishing evil?  At the very least, we should see him at the standard holy sites, doing the standard holy things...praying the right prayers, and leading the psalm singing.  Right? In this episode we look at the question that begs asking, a question posed by John the Baptist (the one sent by God to prepare Jesus's way):  "Are you the Messiah,...or should we be looking for another?" If love is the means by which God's redemption is accomplished, what would it look like when it met a fallen world?
Released:
Sep 8, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

One pastor's attempt at late-night-level honesty about the Bible, church history, theological scholarship, spiritual practice and...God. (AKA how one nearly-de-churched thinker discovered that love is the name of the game.)