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“When my origins are certain in God, the implication is strong that my future is also certain in him, and those certainties provide the conditions that encourage me to live by faith in the present. If, via the story, I can experience what it means to be taken serious, and, via the genealogy, can find that my life is part of the story of salvation, I can live with confidence.”
— Nov 09, 2016 07:37PM
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In Lamentations, we do not find suffering persons "expressing themselves" making beautiful art out of a horrible experience. The laments are a search for redemption roots in the devastation of judgement.
— Oct 24, 2016 07:05PM
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Flaunt lacrimae, sed eadem et desinant! - Let the tears flow, but let them also cease!
— Oct 23, 2016 09:18PM
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“…not only is complaint tolerated by God, but it can even be the proper stance of a person who takes God seriously! Anyone who ascribes full sovereignty to a just and merciful God may expect to encounter the problem of theodicy, and to wrestle with that problem is no sin, even when it leads to an attempt to put God on trial. Petulant Jonah, earnest Jeremiah, persistent Job-Naomi stands in the company.”
— Sep 30, 2016 02:24AM
