tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152029133681792030.post6913797207677033170..comments2023-07-17T09:54:31.556-05:00Comments on Hacking Christianity: God is no longer male...if you want.Rev. Jeremy Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10137491388537194847noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152029133681792030.post-60650645627931148062010-09-14T20:51:10.431-05:002010-09-14T20:51:10.431-05:00@ Pumice, I don't worship Jesus' body. Do ...@ Pumice, I don't worship Jesus' body. Do you? I worship Jesus as a person of the Trinity. Jesus Christ no longer exists in human form, and even if that were so, it would still be idolatrous to worship his physical body. I worship Jesus Christ as God, not a man.Carolyn Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10044790331715185510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152029133681792030.post-20913867373008851872010-09-08T21:09:58.532-05:002010-09-08T21:09:58.532-05:00Carolyn,
You refuse to look at facts. When in th...Carolyn,<br /><br />You refuse to look at facts. When in the vast majority of cases God the Father is referred to as He how can you use the term "non-gendered." Are you also going to refuse to acknowledge that Jesus was biologically a male? Do you suppose that He was missing key body parts? Do you believe in the incarnation?<br /><br />I am not trying to make a case for male Pumicehttp://perpetualproverbs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152029133681792030.post-5501809783612908872010-09-08T20:26:11.916-05:002010-09-08T20:26:11.916-05:00@ Pumice: The fact is that the Bible's grammat...@ Pumice: The fact is that the Bible's grammatical gender does not describe the non-body of our non-gendered God. Nowhere does the Bible say that God has a male body. Further, the Bible uses female and natural images for God. Just because the Bible says God is like a mother in labor or like a solid rock, that doesn't mean that God is literally a mother or a rock. Neither is God literally Carolyn Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10044790331715185510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152029133681792030.post-73239352762490967992010-09-08T13:24:59.181-05:002010-09-08T13:24:59.181-05:00I can see it now:
The text for the day includes J...I can see it now:<br /><br />The text for the day includes Jesus talking to the rich young ruler. As an alternative reading the pastors are given a text which says, "And Jesus ran after the young man saying, 'I was only kidding!'"<br /><br />The problem with this approach is that you are putting yourself above the word of God. I have not problem with changing genuine Pumicehttp://perpetualproverbs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152029133681792030.post-58899027584119395532010-09-08T12:36:02.140-05:002010-09-08T12:36:02.140-05:00I would assume that even if those in the pews had ...I would assume that even if those in the pews had theological difficulties, the priest would not do a non-traditional liturgy that would outside his/her comfort zone. This seems more like hierarchical permission to do inclusive language than responding to the desires of parishioners.Rev. Jeremy Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137491388537194847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152029133681792030.post-49270561513337635902010-09-08T11:00:54.344-05:002010-09-08T11:00:54.344-05:00I'm curious why the only reference is to the t...I'm curious why the only reference is to the theological difficulties the priest might have. What about any difficulties for those in the pews?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com