GR 'Streets'

[Paul Mackin]

On Sat, 2003-04-12 at 18:42, s~Z wrote:
> >>>Paul and Keith both provided precedents for the use of the term in
> Christian
> teaching, and I happily stand corrected on that point, but it still does
> stick out for me in the list<<<
> 
> My initial interaction regarding the term 'nothingness' was accepting the
> challenge to find one Christian theologian who uses the term. I am quite
> knowledgeable about Christian theology, and I had to search texts on and off
> line to find them. They were easy to find, but I had to look. They didn't
> spring to mind, and yes, the term 'nothingness' indeed stands out in the
> list, and is not a term I heard used by ministers in my extensive exposure
> to such from ages 0-25.
> 


No dispute here.


Has anyone thought to consider the ORDER in which the chaplains' terms
are arranged? Might find meaning there.

God--who really hadn't thought things through creates the natural
universe from which, through the process of evolution, springs mortal
mankind.

Death--mortal mankind, as was to be expected, dies a mortal death.

Nothingness--the situation after mortal man (and everything else)  has
been obliterated from existence .

Redemption--God sez, hey, maybe these poor mortals would like to keep
their old existence. With a little effort I could do that.

Salvation--Here's your lives back you all.


Just a thought.

p.