tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505749622183039650.post7988578105881016275..comments2023-10-02T03:19:31.569+11:00Comments on Dead Flies and Perfume: What may a christian hope for in this life? Part 3Mike Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382354162198484322noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505749622183039650.post-47373340159007649142010-02-20T09:39:24.542+11:002010-02-20T09:39:24.542+11:00@byron, assume away. I dont know that I do really ...@byron, assume away. I dont know that I do really answer these questions for the good creation (like I said, not that great an essay). I guess the new heavens and new earth, kingdom, shalom kind of images come to mind. The thrust of the essay is you hope for these at the end and the end can come now, even before 'the end'.<br /><br />So our hope for the creation is that it would share in the peace of Jesus for his glory. What does that mean? I don't know, what does your phd say?<br />On a strange level, I thimk it is ok to hope that the lions in the arena will miraculously refuse to eat me, to the glory and praise of jesus.Mike Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382354162198484322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505749622183039650.post-64549583326735212372010-02-19T23:51:31.023+11:002010-02-19T23:51:31.023+11:00Look, my essays' not that much different to Mi...Look, my essays' not that much different to Mikes but I engage with different people (slightly) so it should helpfully continue the thoughts on hope.<br /><br />I was allowed to preach my essay as a sermon last year. An interesting esperience of tightening what i thought was already a tight paper. It also made me think hard how to simplify the concepts. I enjoyed it and felt excited to preach because I really felt I glimpsed a little bit more at the breadth of God's lovw thinking what we hope for in THIS life!<br /><br />MattMatt Baleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097523636206146896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505749622183039650.post-23037042785655021722010-02-19T23:24:36.775+11:002010-02-19T23:24:36.775+11:00Since the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ, a c...<i>Since the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ, a christian may hope for all of God's good creation.</i><br />But what is it that we hope for God's good creation? And what is it in this life that we hope for God's good creation? I assume these and more will be answered soon. :-)byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.com