At the Love Feast, I made the point that God’s love is best expressed in the body of Christ. Just like Jesus was best revealed to us in his fleshly form, so we, the incarnational representation of his body—the church, God’s dwelling place—is how Jesus currently incarnationally reveals himself, in your body and in our body. The fullness of God’s love, which surpasses our knowledge, is best revealed in his body. Paul seems to be constantly making this point to the people he is writing to. In fact, the beginning roots of the individualistic ethic that impregnated the Western world, with the Enlightenment finally birthing it, started in the Roman Empire. Paul and Jesus and the writers of the Bible are combatting it all the time, with a communal alternative. That idea is tricky to understanding, especially in this individually dominated world.
Jesus is the persistent inviter
Jesus is the persistent inviter
Jesus is the persistent inviter
At the Love Feast, I made the point that God’s love is best expressed in the body of Christ. Just like Jesus was best revealed to us in his fleshly form, so we, the incarnational representation of his body—the church, God’s dwelling place—is how Jesus currently incarnationally reveals himself, in your body and in our body. The fullness of God’s love, which surpasses our knowledge, is best revealed in his body. Paul seems to be constantly making this point to the people he is writing to. In fact, the beginning roots of the individualistic ethic that impregnated the Western world, with the Enlightenment finally birthing it, started in the Roman Empire. Paul and Jesus and the writers of the Bible are combatting it all the time, with a communal alternative. That idea is tricky to understanding, especially in this individually dominated world.