Pride can sneak up on any of us and blind us from the truth. In my bedroom above my bed, I have a painting of Jesus kneeling in the garden of Gethsemane.
Shakespeare’s Prince Hamlet pondered the fundamental existential question of whether to live or die: “To be or not to be? That is the question.” One might think of whether to live or cease to live as a Christian in the following way: “To capitulate or recapitulate? That is the question.” This post reflects upon the Christian doctrine of recapitulation and its import for the Christian life.
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Putting off our sinful selves is no small thing. When I cast off my sinful self, I am not merely casting off my sinful self, but the sinful heritage bequeathed to me by Adam and Eve, the first human sinners. I cast off the old humanity – Adam and Eve – for the new humanity: Jesus.
Consider various events in the Bible associated with the number 40. The flood was 40 days and nights in length. Moses was on Mt. Sinai for 40 days to receive