tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28988815.post2904179546572433025..comments2023-08-15T06:44:05.705-05:00Comments on Pure Church: Who Said This?FellowElderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590139703839397873noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28988815.post-73435516266980232222009-11-24T12:55:20.375-05:002009-11-24T12:55:20.375-05:00Is the covenant the true cause of the cosmos or is...Is the covenant the true cause of the cosmos or is it God's glory? I won't be original. Warnings go on in my head when you make broad statements like this quote.<br />Is man central or God central?<br /><br />Now, regarding author…<br />As I read this, I'm thinking: "if this is some hot dude like Piper and I say its a nutjob, I'll appear a fool…"<br /><br />Nonetheless, this is not the language of Reformed evangelicalism. My guess is that it's Rob Bell. <br />It's the whole "During the Hellenistic period, Judaism developed the idea…" that tipped me off. "The mystery of Christ" is not Rob Bellish, but hey, I had to make a guess.<br /><br />I'm French, so I should have guessed the source, now that I've looked… Hint hint!Stéphane Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17735002443067282612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28988815.post-15503796916437798162009-11-24T08:36:07.333-05:002009-11-24T08:36:07.333-05:00I cheated on the source, too(I couldn't resist...I cheated on the source, too(I couldn't resist!). I've found myself thinking something along these lines (though my inner monologue isn't quite as eloquent as this). I'm not completely convinced that it is correct to say that "the history of the covenant is the true cause of the cosmos," but I can't say for sure why.<br /><br />I'm more comfortable saying that God's pursuit of his own glory is the true cause of the cosmos, and leaving the details of that as a mystery.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333773087267314500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28988815.post-42049104230238639922009-11-24T05:28:18.618-05:002009-11-24T05:28:18.618-05:00It's a good quote from a surprising source. I ...It's a good quote from a surprising source. I have to agree with the writer: "the history of the covenant is the true cause of the cosmos." I won't answer number 2 because I cheated to find out.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01101242277244136485noreply@blogger.com