Air Jesus
Presented for your delectation by the Gentleman Farmer at 10:44 PM
"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing."
--Archilochus
Glenn Reynolds:
"Heh."
Barack Obama:
"Impossible to transcend."
Albert A. Gore, Jr.:"An incontinent brute."
Rev. Jeremiah Wright:"God damn the Gentleman Farmer."
Friends of GF's Sons:"Is that really your dad?"
Kickball Girl:"Keeping 'em alive until 7:45."
Hired Hand:"I think . . . we forgot the pheasant."
Alcoholic Yeti
in the
TTLB Ecosystem
Comments on "Air Jesus"
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Gentleman Farmer said ... (7:38 AM) :
post a commentSnicker snicker snicker snicker snicker snicker [breath] snicker snicker snicker snicker snicker.
On the other hand, as John of Damascus said, in defense of the use of icons, in Fount of Wisdom, "But besides this who can make an imitation of the invisible, incorporeal, uncircumscribed, formless God? Therefore to give form to the Deity is the height of folly and impiety. And hence it is that in the Old Testament the use of images was not uncommon. But after God in His bowels of pity BECAME IN TRUTH MAN for our salvation, ... and after He lived upon the earth and dwelt among men, worked miracles, suffered, was crucified, rose again and was taken back to Heaven, since all these things actually took place and were seen by men, they were written for the remembrance and instruction of us who were not alive at that time in order that though we saw not, we may still, hearing and believing, obtain the blessing of the Lord."
Perspective. Perspective.
That the Lord, having truly been a Man, can be depicted doing ordinary things such as a man does, is not subject to question. Indeed, His depiction in this sort of context creates a startling juxtaposition that is all to the good.
But truly, truly, I say unto you: When He returns and is up for some court time, He will NOT be wearing that robe, and will most certainly NOT those funky sandals. And He’s palming as well, so the kids should get the ball.