Comments on: Easter (I know that my Redeemer lives!) http://ericbjorlin.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/easter-i-know-that-my-redeemer-lives/ my mind in words Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:43:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: brianjgorman http://ericbjorlin.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/easter-i-know-that-my-redeemer-lives/#comment-898 brianjgorman Sun, 10 May 2009 18:10:42 +0000 http://ericbjorlin.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-898 I know I'm a month behind on commenting on this, but there's one line in that hymn that bugs me (and actually seems contradictory to the other lines in the same stanza, and even the whole song): He lives my mansion to prepare; He lives to bring me safely there. This line gives the impression that our "Mansion" (though the word is better translated as a temporary dwelling) is the final goal, when in reality the new heavens and new earth are the end goal. Our "dwelling places" are where the dead await the final re-creation of the world. But good post Eric. I know I’m a month behind on commenting on this, but there’s one line in that hymn that bugs me (and actually seems contradictory to the other lines in the same stanza, and even the whole song):

He lives my mansion to prepare;
He lives to bring me safely there.

This line gives the impression that our “Mansion” (though the word is better translated as a temporary dwelling) is the final goal, when in reality the new heavens and new earth are the end goal. Our “dwelling places” are where the dead await the final re-creation of the world.

But good post Eric.

]]> By: The Easter Promise « Deep Roots. Wide Branches. http://ericbjorlin.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/easter-i-know-that-my-redeemer-lives/#comment-887 The Easter Promise « Deep Roots. Wide Branches. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:01:26 +0000 http://ericbjorlin.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-887 [...] my friends is the promise of Easter:  Christ crucified has risen from the dead!  Like Eric, today I am reminded of the promise that Jesus is more than a “good man”.  A good man [...] [...] my friends is the promise of Easter:  Christ crucified has risen from the dead!  Like Eric, today I am reminded of the promise that Jesus is more than a “good man”.  A good man [...]

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