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One Love
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| Posted 8/6/2009 1:02 AM (GMT -6) |   | | What does it mean that we are "spouses" of God, in spiritual conjugatation with our Husband, God the Logos?
What does it mean that we are "one spirit" with our Beloved God"?
What are the implications of the oneness-in-differentiation of spiritual marriage with Christ?
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
"I love, therefore I am in I Am. God is my life."
"God in Christ by His Spirit empowers, enables, energizes and enacts all Christian behavior and ministry as the dynamic expression of the life of Jesus Christ. Christianity is Christ. Christian living is the life and character of Jesus Christ lived out through the Christian." -James Fowler | | Back to Top | | |
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One Love
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| Posted 8/6/2009 1:57 PM (GMT -6) | | Here's a thought: In a paternalistic, sexist, male-dominated society, wouldn't it be a little more difficult for Christian "men" trapped in biological hypostasis to conceptualize the depths of being "God's Wife", and what marital union with Christ can mean?
I think so.
I'll give you an example. Whenever I was back on WHC staff in Youth, I remember talking to one of our male volunteers. As we were talking, he confessed that he felt very uncomfortable talking about being "in love" with Jesus. Why? Because Jesus was "another dude" and him talking too romantically about "another guy" was too much for him. Our conversation was brief, but I remembered thinking "How does this guy deal with being Christ's BRIDE? Could he ever really get into that aspect of himself?"
I still wonder that...
Bridal Theology/Mystical Marriage
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
"I love, therefore I am in I Am. God is my life."
"God in Christ by His Spirit empowers, enables, energizes and enacts all Christian behavior and ministry as the dynamic expression of the life of Jesus Christ. Christianity is Christ. Christian living is the life and character of Jesus Christ lived out through the Christian." -James Fowler Post Edited (One Love) : 8/6/2009 2:06:00 PM (GMT-5) | | Back to Top | | |
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Starkman
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| Posted 8/6/2009 2:07 PM (GMT -6) | | Two thoughts come to mind.
First, what sex in marriage is for a couple is what communion in relationship with God is for the saints. It is the most intimate act--the act of conjugation--the Bride of Christ can express with her Lord.
Second, which seems to creates complexity and some difficulty in understanding the above, is that the Bride is currently in the pre-espoused state; betrothed but not married en toto. In that faith, however, is the substance of things hoped for, the very evidence of things not seen, the Bride is, thus, truly married to Christ. She need now only to await her redemption in order to fully reveal her marriage.
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One Love
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| Posted 8/6/2009 4:09 PM (GMT -6) | | Bruce:
Men AND women, all, are "adopted sons"of the Father in Christ.
Well, that makes sense. There IS a monogeneis Eternal Son, and all human beings are adopted in that Son.
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Starkman:
First, what sex in marriage is for a couple is what communion in relationship with God is for the saints. It is the most intimate act--the act of conjugation--the Bride of Christ can express with her Lord.
Song of Solomon, baby...we ARE "one spirit" with our Bridegroom and Lord. Love this quote.
"Creation is allowed in intimate love to speak to the Creator as if to a lover. As the Creator loves the creation, so the creation loves the Creator. The whole world has been embraced by this kiss."
Hildegard of Bingen
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
"I love, therefore I am in I Am. God is my life."
"God in Christ by His Spirit empowers, enables, energizes and enacts all Christian behavior and ministry as the dynamic expression of the life of Jesus Christ. Christianity is Christ. Christian living is the life and character of Jesus Christ lived out through the Christian." -James Fowler | | Back to Top | | |
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One Love
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| Posted 8/6/2009 4:27 PM (GMT -6) | | As a matter of fact...
Time for a change...
The picture is from entheogenic artist, Alex Grey. It's called "One"
Two distinct beings in total oneness.
I think of our spiritual marriage union with God through Christ.
Being One Heart with God.
Being One Mind with God.
Being One Spirit with God.
Creation and Creator, in eternal, inseparable love, joy, and peace.
"Creation is allowed in intimate love to speak to the Creator as if to a lover. As the Creator loves the creation, so the creation loves the Creator. The whole world has been embraced by this kiss."
Hildegard of Bingen
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