Thursday, July 23, 2020
Paul and the Good News
Paul's gospel involves a threefold (tripartite) relationship between God, Christ, and people. God is the good news, which is about the rule of God. Christ exemplified it through faithfulness. People have to proclaim the good news of God that came through Christ.
Jesus and the good news of God
What did Jesus proclaim after John was arrested? Mark 1:14 says that he proclaimed "the good news of God." God is the ruler; God rules with justice and mercy.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
What is the essential thing that Paul shares with Jesus?
Jesus and Paul must be understood within Judaism. Both of them share the following: 1) God-centered good news! The good news is about God and comes from God; 2) The importance of change/renewal of a mind. Metanoia (Jesus); Metamorphosis (Paul).
The Johannine Dualism as a Transformative Space
The dualism of John is not a Gnostic type of dualism; it is a transformative space in which the community engages in the world through love. Love overcomes fear. Love transforms the community. Love is a new way of living in times of crisis. As God so loved the world, Jesus also did it. John’s community also does the same thing.
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Johannine Language: Ironies and Metaphors
John's Gospel is full of ironies and metaphors. How can we understand them?
"The Johannine Realism about the Kingdom of God: "Born from Above, Born of Water and Spirit" (John 3:1-21)"
Abstract:
John emphasizes the realism of the kingdom of God in the present. Given the Johannine community’s expulsion from the synagogue due to its faith that Jesus is the Messiah, the members of this nascent community need assurance about their new place in Christ. They are comforted and encouraged to live as children of God. They are born from above and experience a new life through the Spirit. To maintain their discipleship with Jesus, they must keep his word and stay in the light. The Advocate will come to them after Jesus is gone, and God’s reign continues to be seen, touched, and experienced in the present. As Jesus sends his disciples into the world, the Johannine community receives a new mission to love the world, testifying to the truth of God, following Jesus’ word.
Abstract:
John emphasizes the realism of the kingdom of God in the present. Given the Johannine community’s expulsion from the synagogue due to its faith that Jesus is the Messiah, the members of this nascent community need assurance about their new place in Christ. They are comforted and encouraged to live as children of God. They are born from above and experience a new life through the Spirit. To maintain their discipleship with Jesus, they must keep his word and stay in the light. The Advocate will come to them after Jesus is gone, and God’s reign continues to be seen, touched, and experienced in the present. As Jesus sends his disciples into the world, the Johannine community receives a new mission to love the world, testifying to the truth of God, following Jesus’ word.
Monday, July 20, 2020
Jesus and Nicodemus
How to understand the birth metaphor in John 3:1-11?
What point does Nicodemus miss out on?
What is Jesus's point?
Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels
There is one Jesus, but there are different portrayals of Jesuses in the different Gospels. This video deals with the synoptic Jesus who is also different in the synoptic Gospels.
Sunday, July 19, 2020
Why did Jesus come to the world? The historical Jesus and Four Gospels
A brief introduction to Jesus and the Four Gospels.
Why did he come to the world according to the Four Gospels? -According to Mark, Jesus came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many (Mark 10:45). -According to Matthew, he came to fulfill the righteousness of God (Matt 5:17). -According to Luke, he came to seek out and save the lost (Luke 19:10). -According to John, he came to testify to the truth of God (John 18:37).
Saturday, July 18, 2020
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