I made a reference to "the Newman experience" and I see that was a bit obscure. What I mean by that is to refer to famous convert St. John Henry Newman, who left the Anglican communion, and became Catholic, and eventually became a Catholic bishop. He was convinced to make the switch because of his study of Church history. One of his most famous quotes is, "To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant." My point was that I had that experience as well, after studying the Church fathers. And it's actually a common phenomenon. People who study the early Church have to make a choice, either to join the Church most in line with the original Church, or to say, "well, I can see that the early Church was the Catholic Church, but we're smarter than that now." I chose the former, as did Newman, as did Scott Hahn, and a lot of others you may have heard of.
Now - to the next question from that conversation:
3. How would the atonement be in conflict with divinization (in the minds of some)?
Anyone...?
I'm back, up and running, and ready to go - I should have a new JOURNEY episode within the next week or so - and because you are my loyal peeps, here is an exclusive, just-for-you, behind the scenes SNEAK PEEK into my new office:
This was for March 24th, recorded for the Ascension App
Thanks for your patience - here is our next installment of The Journey - it's session # 96, but I'm also calling it PART 1 of a "miniseries" on John chapter 6.
Whoever watches it first, please let me know if it looks good or if there are any problems with it - I get through the first two sections of the text on the feeding of the 5,000.
Enjoy!
I mentioned in The Journey that I wrote a song based on Isaiah 2, which is one of my favorite OT passages:
In days to come, the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest mountain, and raised above the hills.
All nations shall stream toward it. Many peoples shall come and say:
“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations, and set terms for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!
I hope you like the song!
