“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us…”

2 Corinthians 4:7

Sunday, February 5, 2012

9/8/08 MOUW's CLEAR FEAR OF DEATH EXPRESSED HERE. WHEN SO AFRAID OF DEATH, YOU BECOME TREPIDATIOUS ...and this TREPIDATION LEADS TO MICKEY MOUSING...TENTATIVENESS..MEDIOCRITY "...At the same time, though, this does not make death into a friend. Cullmann is right to point to Socrates’ view of death as a clear example of how we are not to view death. Jesus did not make death into a friend, he made it into a defeated enemy. Think of a very dangerous person who has been captured. Those who have been seriously threatened by him now see him lying bound and gagged in a corner. He has been defeated. But this does not make him into a friend. He is a defeated enemy. Some may emphasize his defeat, and thereby gain confidence that he has been rendered harmless—he is a confidence that he has been rendered harmless—he is a enemy. Others may reflect on the dangers that ..." http://www.netbloghost.com/mouw/?m=200809


9/8/08 MOUW's CLEAR FEAR OF DEATH EXPRESSED HERE. WHEN SO AFRAID OF DEATH, YOU BECOME TREPIDATIOUS ...and this TREPIDATION LEADS TO MICKEY MOUSING...TENTATIVENESS..MEDIOCRITY
"...At the same time, though, this does not make death into a friend. Cullmann is right to point to Socrates’ view of death as a clear example of how we are not to view death. Jesus did not make death into a friend, he made it into a defeated enemy. Think of a very dangerous person who has been captured. Those who have been seriously threatened by him now see him lying bound and gagged in a corner. He has been defeated. But this does not make him into a friend. He is a defeated enemy. Some may emphasize his defeat, and thereby gain confidence that he has been rendered harmless—he is a confidence that he has been rendered harmless—he is a enemy. Others may reflect on the dangers that ..."
http://www.netbloghost.com/mouw/?m=200809