Comments on: Campbell Followup http://www.michaeljgorman.net/2009/12/05/campbell-followup/ Life through the lens of the cross / Biblical and theological reflections by Michael J. Gorman Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:39:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: T http://www.michaeljgorman.net/2009/12/05/campbell-followup/comment-page-1/#comment-970 T Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:41:26 +0000 http://www.michaeljgorman.net/?p=710#comment-970 Yes. Fantastic. Yes. Fantastic.

]]> By: MJG http://www.michaeljgorman.net/2009/12/05/campbell-followup/comment-page-1/#comment-968 MJG Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:58:59 +0000 http://www.michaeljgorman.net/?p=710#comment-968 T--- I agree with you. And perhaps more importantly for an apocalyptic (re)reading of Paul and justification, it is not just about culpability but also POWERLESSNESS---which requires an unexpected and liberating, life-giving raising-from-the-dead. T—

I agree with you. And perhaps more importantly for an apocalyptic (re)reading of Paul and justification, it is not just about culpability but also POWERLESSNESS—which requires an unexpected and liberating, life-giving raising-from-the-dead.

]]> By: T http://www.michaeljgorman.net/2009/12/05/campbell-followup/comment-page-1/#comment-967 T Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:35:14 +0000 http://www.michaeljgorman.net/?p=710#comment-967 Sorry for the typos. If you can figure out what I said and asked, let me know your thoughts. Sorry for the typos. If you can figure out what I said and asked, let me know your thoughts.

]]> By: T http://www.michaeljgorman.net/2009/12/05/campbell-followup/comment-page-1/#comment-966 T Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:33:16 +0000 http://www.michaeljgorman.net/?p=710#comment-966 Michael, Let me say I am deeply grateful to you, Douglas and the many other scholars discussing these things openly and with such care for the issues and each other. Really, it's a great contribution. Douglas said, if I've read his comments at the Chrisendom blog correctly, that one of his concerns re: your retrospective reading of Rom. 1-3 is focus on culpability and the wrong-doers desert of death. But this culpability seems only to strengthen Paul's argument to the believers in Rome to let their former life die, as it deserves. The culpability of that way of life seems to strengthen the call to embrace the spirituality described in Rom. 6, 7 & 8 (which you've coined as 'cruciformity'). In fact, it makes sense of the Does this make sense to you or am I reading one or both of you incorrectly? Michael,

Let me say I am deeply grateful to you, Douglas and the many other scholars discussing these things openly and with such care for the issues and each other. Really, it’s a great contribution.

Douglas said, if I’ve read his comments at the Chrisendom blog correctly, that one of his concerns re: your retrospective reading of Rom. 1-3 is focus on culpability and the wrong-doers desert of death. But this culpability seems only to strengthen Paul’s argument to the believers in Rome to let their former life die, as it deserves. The culpability of that way of life seems to strengthen the call to embrace the spirituality described in Rom. 6, 7 & 8 (which you’ve coined as ‘cruciformity’). In fact, it makes sense of the Does this make sense to you or am I reading one or both of you incorrectly?

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