Lent Book: https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/an-ocean-of-grace
My jottings:
(Comments welcome)
Ocean of Grace (35): TUESDAY – All
Goodness (p118ff)
Another way to describe the relationship
between God the Father and God the Son is to say that the Son is fully God in
the same way that the Father is. The Son is all that the Father is except
Father. It is their eternal relation of origin which distinguishes them: The
Father is the Unbegotten God; the Son is the Begotten God, God of God, Light of
Light, True God of True God.
* * *
All the fullness of God is to be found in
Christ in bodily form. But, of course, as God the Son is also omnipresent.
According to his human nature, he is in one physical location. As God he fills
and is present to all things.
This idea is sometimes called the
Extra-Calvinsticum (https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/theological-primer-the-extra-calvinisticum/)
although it is not original to Calvin.
See further: https://marclloyd.blogspot.com/2008/11/extra-catholicum.html
https://marclloyd.blogspot.com/2008/11/what-can-so-called-extra-calvinisticum.html
This might seem a bit technical and esoteric,
but I think there’s cause here to wonder afresh at the greatness and majesty of
Christ. Our view of him may have been too small. So we may find here reasons
for repentance and fresh awe and praise.
This also helps to explain how Jesus can be
with us now (according to his divine nature) and also seated at the right hand
of the Father in heaven (in his resurrection body). (Though of course we also
know that we are joined to Christ by faith in the Spirit and also seated in the
heavenly places in him, as well as living here on earth!)
It probably does us good once in a while to
have our minds blown and there is plenty here to do it.
* * *
For reflection on the Catherine Parr text:
What might distract us from Christ?
What might be prize above Christ?
Why is Jesus best?
What would we be without Jesus?
Pray for a greater desire for Christ and an
appreciation of his presence and its blessings.
Further reading: Philippians 3; John 6:66-69
Two Wesley hymns for today:
Hymn: Let earth and heaven combine
Video (from 1 minute 15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AObZgDqBMIA
And:
Glory be to God on high, And peace on
earth descend
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTyMBQRlR1Y
Words etc: https://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/glory_be_to_god_on_high1.htm?fbclid=IwAR08JYfzlHNSjb8m_H6NqTrMKsAFmjqXyNpDUACv9-U9VC8eD1hZsSDLm_M
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