tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post6233693368263711607..comments2024-01-12T04:58:49.069-05:00Comments on Kyrie, Eleison!: Why Did Jesus Die? (14) To Despoil and Transfigure HadesAnastasia Theodoridishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-9085861012572437312008-07-18T12:54:00.000-04:002008-07-18T12:54:00.000-04:00I'm praying the same thing, and that's why I'm wri...I'm praying the same thing, and that's why I'm writing this series. Because it's hard to love God as He is usually portrayed. What happens instead is what that blog I read this morning says:<BR/><BR/>"We live in the uncomfortable juxtaposition of loving, delighting, and doing; while at the same time despising, abhorring, and rebelling against the law of God. "<BR/><BR/>http://seminaryblog.com/2008/07/15/i-delight-in-your-law-o-lord/<BR/><BR/>But what if Who God Is is perfectly imaged, as Scripture claims, by Jesus?<BR/><BR/>Then He is perfectly loveable, inherently loveable.<BR/><BR/>P.S.) My sidebar has a link to "The River of Fire."Anastasia Theodoridishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-52030189984448818092008-07-18T12:06:00.000-04:002008-07-18T12:06:00.000-04:00I remember when I first learned of the Orthodox te...I remember when I first learned of the Orthodox teaching if Jesus' descent to Hell, and that some stayed, I couldn't help but think, "They must feel stupid now." Unfortunately, what is sad is that many may prefer to stay there, just as some addicts may prefer to stay in their self-destructive path.<BR/><BR/>It is a pity that when Sheol was transformed to a place where only the devil, his minions, and his followers go, so many are still willing to go there by despising God. It is no wonder then that many believe the River of Fire which runs through paradise and hell is one and the same, and carries the same material: God's love. If a son hates his father, he hates his embrace - if a son loves his father, he seeks nothing more. I pray many more learn to accept the embrace of their Heavenly Father.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232209481041145155noreply@blogger.com