tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post113047455311961080..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: More from PannenbergBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-26981060506401713922011-08-15T23:05:21.438-04:002011-08-15T23:05:21.438-04:00"The Church will not be undone, EVER, no matt..."The Church will not be undone, EVER, no matter its failings or mistakes." But if this is true, it's only by a sheer miracle of grace, not because of any ecclesial triumphalism. To affirm that "the church will never be undone" is exactly like saying that "God raises the dead." <br><br>"Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? ... By the law of faith!"Ben Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-35289565058592102282011-08-15T23:05:19.449-04:002011-08-15T23:05:19.449-04:00I agree with Pannenberg. No doubt.PS. But, you kno...I agree with Pannenberg. No doubt.<br><br>PS. But, you know Jim, God did give them that king and eventually, after one misfire, found a man after his own heart to lead his people and that king became a paradigm of messianism, eventually fulfilled in Jesus Christ himself. The Church will not be undone, EVER, no matter its failings or mistakes. She is the bride of Christ and Christ will present her blameless, having completely fulfilled her mission, before the Father.Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02892679927066330908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1130790714807493502005-10-31T15:31:00.000-05:002005-10-31T15:31:00.000-05:00I completely agree Ben. My boasting is rooted in t...I completely agree Ben. My boasting is rooted in the work of Christ as I pointed out. The church will never be undone because she is the bride of <B>Christ</B> and <B>he</B> will succeed in his mission to present her before the Father.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1130735972167122292005-10-31T00:19:00.000-05:002005-10-31T00:19:00.000-05:00"The Church will not be undone, EVER, no matter it..."The Church will not be undone, EVER, no matter its failings or mistakes." But if this is true, it's only by a sheer miracle of grace, not because of any ecclesial triumphalism. To affirm that "the church will never be undone" is exactly like saying that "God raises the dead." <BR/><BR/>"Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? ... By the law of faith!"Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1130731343509016082005-10-30T23:02:00.000-05:002005-10-30T23:02:00.000-05:00I agree with Pannenberg. No doubt.PS. But, you kno...I agree with Pannenberg. No doubt.<BR/><BR/>PS. But, you know Jim, God did give them that king and eventually, after one misfire, found a man after his own heart to lead his people and that king became a paradigm of messianism, eventually fulfilled in Jesus Christ himself. The Church will not be undone, EVER, no matter its failings or mistakes. She is the bride of Christ and Christ will present her blameless, having completely fulfilled her mission, before the Father.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1130712078075861922005-10-30T17:41:00.000-05:002005-10-30T17:41:00.000-05:00Pannenberg is right on the money with this one. T...Pannenberg is right on the money with this one. The Church's damnable lust for acceptance in the world means that it has abandoned its purpose and mission. That the Church, in many of its manifestations, wants "a king like all the other lands" has been its undoing.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698562143972216357noreply@blogger.com