MARGIENARY

I was listening to the last three lectures on my course in TheologyII which is a study on the doctrine of glorification, one of the major themes in the process of salvation when I came across this analogy of the sun and moon and glory. "We know that the sun is a source of light. It is because of the intense combustion which takes place in it that the sun produces both light and heat. The moon by contrast is a dead body in which there is no heat on the surface and in which there is no intrinsic light. But the moon does appear as lighted because it reflects the light of the sun. The glory of the moon therefore is reflecting the glory of the sun by reflecting the rays that come upon it and sending them on toward those who are of service upon the earth. This is exactly the situation of the Christian in this life already to some extent, but even more fully at the point of the ultimate consummation of the purpose of salvation. For in heaven indeed, our major purpose will be to g...

I went to Manila last October 21st to attend a modular course on the Gospels.  It's called New Testament 1.  We talked about the historical, cultural, and a little bit of both literary and linguistic background of the first four books of the NT.  We also talked about what was written first:  Mark, Matthew, or Luke?  Who copied from who?  I also learned so many new things and you'll fall asleep if I begin enumerating them here. But here are some interesting ones: The Good Samaritan:  Almost all preaching that I hear or books I read about this parable focuses on the response of the hearer to the question asked by the Lord Jesus at the end of the story.  Who is our neighbor?  Our professor presented another understanding that I think does not take out from the story but rather presents another good way to make sense of it.  It is better than the interpretation where the parable was totally allegorized and even the donkey is taken to symbol...