#soteriology

[thirdity]

"Being saved" means "remembering" (your true identity and true situation and true history) — this at first seems to be Plato's anamnesis but is really Gnostic in the widest sense, knowledge regarded as ontologically primary both in terms of the fallen individual and, more, in terms of cosmic repair. And here, indeed, is the essence of Gnosticism, as H. Jonas says: not that the gnosis saves but, rather, the ontological value and meaning of it, that it is absolutely primary as the real thing, second to nothing.

Philip K. Dick, The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick

#awareness #knowledge #memory #ultimate #soteriology #salvation #quotes #Philip K. Dick #The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick

[fangledeities]

Lindsay Lohan (Sacrificial Child Actor)

Eleventh Station of the Cross: Nailing of Jesus to the Cross, date unknown. Unknown artist. Roman Catholic pamphlet illustration.

#fangledeities #soteriology #lindsay lohan #resignation #despair #persecuted #child actor #stations of the cross #hollywood history #sacred art #crucifixion #religious art #catholic art #brunette #pinup #glamor photography

[pastorjburd]

Seeking Salvation Through Christ

In the tapestry of human existence, one thread stands out as paramount — the quest for meaning and salvation. Soteriology, the study of salvation, has captivated the hearts and minds of individuals throughout history. In this exploration, we embark on a journey that beckons us to consider the profound and transformative message found in seeking Christ as the key to our ultimate redemption. From…

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#bible #christian #christianity #faith #god #godisgood #jesus #love #Salvation #scripture #scriptureverse #soteriology

[opencommunion]

The mystical journey that leads to union with God enables the true self to emerge from the dark night into the dawn of day, and also prepares the self to know and name, albeit imperfectly, the ineffable mystery Juan calls “un no sé qué.” Stripped away from all that is not God, human persons can truly encounter God. Or, as Juan would say by appealing to his todo-nada dialectic (everything/nothing), we strip ourselves of everything that is not God to discover God, and everyone and everything in God. The process of purification and illumination that transforms the will and the mind has as its central purpose to push us beyond familiar notions of where God is found, how God is known, and how God is named. ... By opting to purge theological errors—errors communicated through God-talk all too familiar within our families, our Church, and our society—queer persons challenge heteronormative and gender binary theologies that have themselves become idols and obstacles to ascending the mountain of love and coming to know the God who is beyond all names and experiences, the God that Juan knows as “un no sé qué.” The ascetic practice of unknowing in order to know is a necessary step for queer persons to experience and know God in their queer ways of loving and knowing. ... We need the humility to acknowledge that God cannot be confined to any closet, for God is indeed an “I know not what.”

Miguel H. Díaz, Queer God de Amor (2022)

#unknowing #soteriology #spirit

[heriugena]

"Eschatological time [...] defines the present as 'evil', [...] the situation of the 'fall'. It is supposed that in the future there will only be further tests and catastrophes, corrected by episodic periods of relative improvement, connected with the activity of religious devotees or new prophets. The past is thought of as 'Heaven', 'the Golden Age', a period for 'imitation'. Thus, time flows downward. The perfect, harmonious world belongs to the sacred past. The present is a fall and suffering, and ahead lie greater tragedies.

Religion sets in opposition to downward flowing time an alternate path, which we can call a 'vertical path', a 'path leading upward'. This vector opposes the inertia of time and strives to change the direction of its flow. As a result, a specific time emerges: the time of salvation, soteriological time or messianic time.

The world moves toward the end through descent. The faithful must move contrary to time, along the axis of a 'different time', which flows perpendicular to usual time or against it. Thus, alongside time as regression (a feature of the world as such), religion asserts another heroic dimension, projected onto a particular future and comprising the sphere of religious eschatology.

Eschatology is a distinctive feature of time in the society of the narod. [...] The characterisitic quality of the narod appears in it: the project, the will, the lunge into the future, the dialog with the forces of fate. Religious time sees in the future the denouement of the heroes' battle against evil. This denouement is an end, an 'eschaton'."

#eschatology #husserl #heidegger #soteriology #soteria #apotheosis #mucha #dugin

[mockvangelical]

Evangelicals are a death cult.

#catholic guilt #sacrilegious #cheerleader #religion #exvangelical #evangelicals #soteriology #martyrdom

[adventism-atheism-orthodoxy-me]

I sat on the idea that I thought Penal Substitution was a theological dead end for years before I said anything to anyone. And then, the question was always, "Don't you think there has to be a better way to understand God and his saving work through Christ that works better with the God of the Bible then Penal Substitution?"

The answer was always unequivocally, "NO."

And yet so many scriptures talk about God in a way different than the preachers talk of him.

I gave up.

I determined that the views my fellow American Christians had of God was decidedly wrong, but I didn't have anything better, so I just kept my mouth shut - giving a mild protest here or there. But knowing in my heart that the God of American Protestantism was not the God of the 1st Century Martyrs.

We had lost our way. Of that I was certain.

As an Adventist, I grew up thinking about end time events, I knew that the tools my particular form of Protestantism gave me were weak, relatively useless if my comfort or life were seriously threatened. I determined to myself that the best thing I could do would be to not deny God as best I could - Beyond that, he would do with me what he would. I have no crystal ball. I can't pretend I'm perfect. But there are so many Protestant Americans that argue that they can do anything they wanted to through God's Grace - again, that seemed overly indulgent, and not quite how life works. Who makes up the rules? Not the ten commandments - but the denominational midrash. Which denomination even had the correct divine midrash?

Eastern Orthodox Christianity has given me that alternative vision.

The Soli Deo Gloria is not found in the person of an inscrutable Cosmic Warlord.

Glory to God for his tender mercies.

#American Protestant Christianity #Eastern Orthodox Christianity #Magic Man in the Sky #Inscrutable Cosmic Warlord #Penal Substitution #Soteriology #The Demonic Gospel

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

Soteriology simplified: God saves us by Himself from Himself unto Himself for Himself.

Burk Parsons

#salvation #God #soteriology #Burk Parsons #Christian Quotes

[steviebee77]

salvation

AT ITS CORE, SALVATION means “deliverance,” especially of humanity, from sin’s power and effects.1 From a biblical perspective, its root-meaning encompasses “width,” “spaciousness,” “freedom from constraint,” “deliverance,” and more. The Exodus of the Jews from Egypt can be considered an example of salvation. Relative to New Testament references, salvation (sotēria) also indicates deliverance,…

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#Deliverance #God&039;s Grace #Plan for Redemption #Regeneration #Salvation #Soteriology

[xgenesisrei]

Gospel Alumni?

NOBODY, no one, really 'graduates" from the Gospel.

It is an unfortunate development that people have identified the gospel too closely with evangelism which has been taken to mean as that point of making a decision to follow Jesus and being 'saved.' But the Gospel is relevant both to people who have yet to follow Christ and those who claim to have committed their lives to the cause of the cross. Evangelism is basically proclaiming the Gospel and the Gospel needs to be heard anew and continously even, and perhaps most especially, by those who have already decided to follow Jesus.

The Gospel is the wellspring of transformation that God is bringing to the world and transformation in a person's life is an ever on-going thing.

One of the most unfortunate things that happened over the years is that people have taken evangelism and discipleship as two different things which happens one after the other. And this is unhelpful. Disciples, even the strong mature ones, needs to hear the Gospel anew because the Gospel is not just about 'securing one's life for eternity' but also about living one's life in the foosteps of Christ every day. Evangelism has to be re-lived not something to be relieved of because one is 'saved' already.

And even the category of 'saved' and salvation has been reducted as well. Salvation has a past, present, and future reality. Followers of Jesus are people who have been saved, continously being saved, and still shall be saved. And throughout this life-long experience of salvation, the Gospel has to be heard anew. And for it to be heard anew, it has to be proclaimed anew, and its message accepted anew.

There are no alumni as far as the Gospel is concerned.

-Rei Lemuel Crizaldo (February 28, 2024)

#evangelism #discipleship #salvation #transformation #missiology #soteriology

[lucidknight-blog]

ROMANS‬ ‭10‬:‭1‬-‭21‬ ‭NLT‬‬

”Dear brothers and sisters, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved. I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal. For they don’t understand God’s way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law. For Christ has already…

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#2024 #bible #Bible Thoughts #faith #grace #Romans #salvation #soteriology #works

[tarragonblack123581321345589]

THEOLOGY

THEOLOGY is the study of the nature of God and religious belief.

AREAS OF THEOLOGY

■Paterology

The study of GOD, the father, is the focus of this area.

The etiology of the word "PATEROLOGY" is Greek:

□πατήρ (patḗr, father)

□λογος (logos, study)

■Bibliology

The study of the theological doctrine of the Bible is examined in this area.

The etiology of the word "BIBLIOLOGY" is Greek:

□βίβλος (biblos, book)

□λογος (logos, study)

■Christology

The study of the person, nature, and role of Christ is revealed in this area.

The etiology of the word "CHRISTOLOGY" is HEBREW:

□χριστός (chrīstós, "anointed one") □מָשִׁיחַ (Mašíaḥ, messiah); this word will originally mean someone who is anointed.

□λογος (logos, study)

■Anthropology

The study of the meaning of the human story as it is lived out before, with, and by God.

□λογος (logos, study)

■Soteriology

The study of salvation is considered and reviewed through our perspective.

□λογος (logos, study)

■Pneumatology

The study of the Holy Spirit is witnessed and evaluated.

□λογος (logos, study)

■Angelology

The study of the theological doctrine of angels is examined.

□λογος (logos, study)

■Ecclesiology

The study of the nature and structure of the Christian Church is revealed.

□λογος (logos, study)

■Eschatology

The study of the death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.

□λογος (logos, study)

#theology #christianity #religion #paterology #bibliology #christology #anthropology #soteriology #pneumatology #angelology #ecclesiology #eschatology

[tonreihe]

“In the order of discovery, my argument begins with soteriology: with the fact that the human condition generally and Divine-human relations in particular are non-optimal.”

Marilyn McCord Adams, Christ and Horrors: The Coherence of Christology

#marilyn mccord adams #soteriology #understatement

[opencommunion]

Frequent combing gives the hair more lustre and makes it easier to comb; a soul that frequently examines its thoughts, words, and deeds, which are its hair, doing all things for the love of God, will have lustrous hair. Then the Spouse will look upon the neck of the bride and thereby be captivated, and will be wounded by one of her eyes, that is, by the purity of intention she has in all she does. If in combing hair one wants it to have lustre, one begins from the crown. All our works must begin from the crown (the love of God) if we wish them to be pure and lustrous.

Maxims of St. John of the Cross

#prayer #hwba #soteriology

[gfaulknerphotography]

Am I Saved? Questioning You Salvation

Often we may find ourselves questioning if God really can, will, or has saved us. It is to this question that I hope to help you in this brief response to one such person I answered. Salvation isn’t based on us at all. It rests on Him and His work. He fulfilled all of the requirements we could not. If He forgave Peter who straight out denied Him, then He forgives us. If He forgave Paul who…

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#alone #am i saved #anxiety #church #community #death #friends #god #heaven #Jesus #loneliness #personal salvation #salvation #saved #soteriology

[adventism-atheism-orthodoxy-me]

#Eastern Orthodox Christianity #Synergy #Cooperation #Soteriology