No argument there, George! I was merely thinking of a hypothetical case
where Jesus would be walking this earth, today, before the crucifixion. In
Cana, Jesus was "revealing his glory" by an act that made people sit up and
take notice. )BTW, even though this act is recorded only in the fourth
gospel, it had such an impact that we often cite it!). My guess is that, if
Jesus were to repeat the act of turning water into wine today, we'd
immediately secure a sample, under full QA protocol, and have it analyzed in
triplicate, by a number of experts, using the latest techniques, and then
hold conferences to debate the results [remember the shroud of Turin]. The
revelation of the glory of Jesus might even be lost in the ensuing debate.
Chuck
-----Original Message-----
From: george murphy [mailto:gmurphy@raex.com]
Sent: Wednesday May 23, 2001 11:00 PM
To: Vandergraaf, Chuck
Cc: 'Lucy Masters'; asa@calvin.edu
Subject: Re: [Fwd: [Fwd: Griffin #2]]
"Vandergraaf, Chuck" wrote:
...................................
> If Jesus were to walk among us today, how would he reveal his glory to us?
> Maybe not by turning water into wine, but possibly by doing something that
> we would clearly recognize as something out of the ordinary.
There are a number of signs in the 4th gospel, but the "hour" of
Jesus'
glorification is clear: The cross. Any attempt to find glory other than
through the cross is the work of one who "does not deserve to be called a
theologian" (Luther). & that provides a partial answer to Bill P's query,
"What's wrong with miracles?" in a parallel post. An emphasis on miracles
is
often - though not always - associated with false theologies of glory.
Shalom,
George
George L. Murphy
http://web.raex.com./~gmurphy/
"The Science-Theology Dialogue"
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