Re: [asa] Physicalism and Incarnation

How do you interpret the Matt 24 passage where Jesus states that heaven and
earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away? Continuity between
the two does line up more with the transformation -- a "dying and being raised
imperisheable" motif. Is that the kind of continuity you are thinking of? --a
new heaven and a new earth being a tranformation of the old?

--merv

Quoting Keith Miller <kbmill@ksu.edu>:

> For what it is worth, I understand the promise of a "new heavens and
> a new Earth," and the clear promise that the Creation is included in
> God's redemptive plans, as indicating that our redeemed future is
> very much a physical future. It is of course that and more. The
> image in Revelation of the Holy City coming down to Earth where God's
> dwelling will now be with humanity, also reinforces this impression.
> Thus, I think that Christ's resurrection body and ours will also be a
> physical one -- though more than physical. There is continuity
> between this Creation and the future. This continuity is also
> important for the idea of Creation care.
>
> Keith
>
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Received on Fri Mar 2 15:41:42 2007