Comments on: The Political Jesus http://practicingtheology.com/blog/the-political-jesus/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:05:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Stephen http://practicingtheology.com/blog/the-political-jesus/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Stephen Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:03:32 +0000 http://practicingtheology.com/?p=180#comment-73 Thanks Robert! I have to say that the series isn't over, I've just been too busy to keep it going right now. Maybe I'll get around to writing another post soon. I firmly believe that for the apostle Paul there was no discontinuity between theology and ethics. When Paul looked at the life of Jesus, he made direct connections to our lives. (Phil. 2) The imitation of Christ is our call. But when Paul (and other NT writers) looked at Jesus, they didn't implore us to imitate his career as a carpenter, his clothing style, etc. The only part of the life of Jesus, the part which gets repeated in the NT ad nauseam, is the cross, with all it's theo-political implications. The true christian life is one that rejects relevance and focuses on faithfulness. Thanks Robert! I have to say that the series isn’t over, I’ve just been too busy to keep it going right now. Maybe I’ll get around to writing another post soon.

I firmly believe that for the apostle Paul there was no discontinuity between theology and ethics. When Paul looked at the life of Jesus, he made direct connections to our lives. (Phil. 2) The imitation of Christ is our call. But when Paul (and other NT writers) looked at Jesus, they didn’t implore us to imitate his career as a carpenter, his clothing style, etc. The only part of the life of Jesus, the part which gets repeated in the NT ad nauseam, is the cross, with all it’s theo-political implications. The true christian life is one that rejects relevance and focuses on faithfulness.

]]>