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There is an emphasis on ‘the radical unity which the thought of the Bible exhibits from end to end, over arid above the diversity of authorship, schools of thought, and literary forms’. 65 This unity is rooted in the Incarnation of the eschatological Son of God, Jesus Christ.
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Sep 14, 2015 · In the Gospels Jesus constantly breaks religious precepts and moral rules. He gives as his own commandment, “Follow me,” not a list of things to do or not to do. He shows us fully what it means to be a free person with no morality, but simply obeying the ever-new Word of God as it flashes forth.
Oct 10, 2018 · Unlike some modern or radical Christians, who reject the notion of judgment and salvation, Ellul believed that God will judge all individuals, and that Jesus Christ will save all. The basis for this position is manifold, but simply put, Ellul believes that a loving God cannot condemn people (188–209).
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Sep 1, 2017 · It is the recognition that all people from the beginning of time are saved by God in Jesus Christ, that they have all been recipients of his grace no matter what they have done. This is a scandalous proposition. It shocks our spontaneous sense of justice. The guilty ought to be punished. How can Hitler and Stalin be among the saved?
In most of his theologically oriented writings, Ellul effectively dismisses those charges as stemming from a radical confusion between religions as human phenomena and the unique claims of the Christian faith, which are not predicated upon human achievement or moral integrity whatsoever.
In other language, Ellul writes that in Jesus Christ, the law (objective, universal) becomes commandment (personal, individual, concrete address): The summons of the commandment is contained in its entirety in the Bible. But it does not cease to be a word for being “written” (hence objectified).
