The Conflict Of The Word

“The struggles that the militant Church is engaged in are rarely clear-cut in their issues; they do not often appear as a battle between Christ and anti-Christ. Standing outside them or viewing them over a distance of the years, we can see what was at stake and can simplify them into one of the battles in the war of the Word of God.” ~ Quoted by T.H.L. Parker in his book: Portrait Of Calvin

Father Robert

Take Up Your Cross..

The Cross in the Christian life is very real! If we are going to be true disciples of Christ, we can be sure this reality will come. And all of our problems in this life are really theological ones. They come back to our relationship to our God. So God and His nature are ever the center round which all things tend. But we can never capture this great mystery of God, it is more than definition also, though God is the definitive in Himself. But the cross cuts across our human nature, and it always brings us to the place of Christ, and His place of “death”. As St. Paul tells us: “For you are dead (for you died), and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” (Col.3:3) It from only this place and position, that we can deny ourselves, and take up “our” cross, and follow Him! (St. Luke 9:23) But HE has already gone this way before us, and we have the surety that the way can be possible, and even filled with His presence and power “in weakness”. As He said, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect (perfected/Gk.) in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weakness, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” (2 Cor.12:9)

Oh let us in faith, take up..and follow Him!