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- NCC in the morning, Thea spoke well about some of God's
promises, good to see various people afterwards. Back for lunch.
- Gordon
sermon on
John 2:12-25 - "Zeal for your House"
- Carols at Christmas often focus on Jesus as a child:
meek & mild, nothing seems to upset him - quiet in the crib
etc. Often we extrapolate & imagine this was true throught,
approachability, humility & condescension. And so it is,
exhibits self control, patience, forebearance, long-sufferingness
eg. praying on the cross forgive them, for they do not know
what they are doing.
- We'd be eager to create a God that doesn't get upset,
fine - creator perhaps etc. but one who didn't get upset with our
failures / offences. C.S.Lewis - We want not so much a Father in
heaven, but a Grandfather in Heaven. Not the God of scripture.
- God is very angry with people; for ignoring him, and
rebelling against him. Not simply a passionless embodiment of
eastern detachment. Jesus - this prophetic sign: making a whip of
cords, and driving the vendors from the temple. Instead, the savior
representing the drastic consequences of failing to repent - goes
through the temple with a whip of cords, driving them out.
- Still Jesus' anger is troubling - we need a savior from
sin. Problems we associate with anger: the loss of control, lashing
out at innocent bystanders etc. Anger not inherently sinful - but
should be used correctly. We get angry at the wrong time, for the
wrong reasons, and with the wrong amount.
- A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent
man overlooks an insult. (Prov) - we're Angry for too long In
your anger do not sin, and not let the sun go down on your anger.
Eph 4. Anger: God's gift to motivate us to attack problems (not
people), to solve the issue. Anger tempered with love - the next time
Jesus comes to the temple - weeping because they would not repent.
- Not just the fact of the exchange of goods & money
but where it was: the courts of the gentiles. The temple of Jesus'
day: a series of barriers. In the O.T. sure only Levites could go
into the holy of holies; everyone else men, women, children, gentiles
could all go in. In the NT. several class divisions; priests, men,
women, gentiles.
- Jesus did all his teaching in the gentile court - is it
this that infuriates the savior My temple is to be a house of
prayer for all nations. This exclusivism aggravates him on
other occasions Mark 10
Jesus is furious when his disciples stop children coming to him:
let the little children come to me & do not hinder them.
- Interesting; a number of non-superficial applications.
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In case it's not painfully obvious: the reflections reflected here are my
own; mine, all mine ! and don't reflect the views of Collabora, SUSE,
Novell, The Document Foundation, Spaghetti Hurlers (International),
or anyone else.
It's also important to realise that I'm not in on the Swedish Conspiracy.
Occasionally people ask for formal photos for conferences
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Michael Meeks (michael.meeks@collabora.com)
