tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984481633806018539.post3869387752284539788..comments2023-09-21T01:03:40.134-07:00Comments on A Fresh Perspective: Watch! An Advent ReflectionChuck Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189976951236608116noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984481633806018539.post-59802210460589867512011-12-01T15:31:56.074-08:002011-12-01T15:31:56.074-08:00Yes, I am a bit ambivalent about it. The early Chr...Yes, I am a bit ambivalent about it. The early Christians believed it would happened in their lifetime; Paul certainly did. We are still waiting. If they got the timing wrong; could they have not also misunderstood the nature of revealing presence of Christ to the world? Just because the early creeds make it a "fundamental belief" doesn't mean we need to. Will Christ come "in glory"? I don't know. How might we imagine that? My core conviction is that Christ is with us and for us and is working for our good. And ultimately it will be good, however it all works out.Chuck Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07189976951236608116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984481633806018539.post-50571426105200933272011-12-01T03:54:56.944-08:002011-12-01T03:54:56.944-08:00You seem a bit ambivalent about the Second Coming ...You seem a bit ambivalent about the Second Coming of Christ Chuck !<br />Surely it is one of our fundamental beliefs that Christ will certainly come again at the end of time. This is very different from saying that Christ is present here and now.We live in 'the now and not yet time'...waiting for Christ to come again in glory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984481633806018539.post-35102792242631197412011-11-28T10:45:51.368-08:002011-11-28T10:45:51.368-08:00Yes! Let's keep awake! Stay alert! Take heart!...Yes! Let's keep awake! Stay alert! Take heart! and know that there is reason to hope. Here's a poetic take on it: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/11/adventus-absurdus----a-poem-for-advent-2011/Roger Wolseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15802556520189032307noreply@blogger.com