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Skribent: Anonym
Emne: Re: Kristus
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Hej Arne
Jeg tror, at præsteskabet er en broget størrelse. Men den magtfulde elite - og den der får lov at sætte tonen - mener jeg ikke kan have fat i "den lange ende af sandheden". Deres fokus er nok et andet end at være ydmyge og i tjeneste af andre mennesker.
Eller hvad?
Jeg ved det faktisk ikke! Og længere nede vil jeg nuancere lidt ...
Men jeg kritiserer den protestantisme, vi møder i Danmark. Den har ligesom lavet en religion, der ikke rigtigt kræver noget af mennesket. En slags sovepude hvor man accepterer Jesu død på korset, men nægter at følge ham skridt for skridt, gennem kamp og lidelse.
“Cheap grace means grace sold on the market like cheapjacks' wares. The sacraments, the forgiveness of sin, and the consolations of religion are thrown away at cut prices. Grace is represented as the Church's inexhaustible treasury, from which she showers blessings with generous hands, without asking questions or fixing limits. Grace without price; grace without cost! The essence of grace, we suppose, is that the account has been paid in advance; and, because it has been paid, everything can be had for nothing. Since the cost was infinite, the possibilities of using and spending it are infinite. What would grace be if it were not cheap?...
Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.
Costly grace is the treasure hidden in the field; for the sake of it a man will go and sell all that he has. It is the pearl of great price to buy which the merchant will sell all his goods. It is the kingly rule of Christ, for whose sake a man will pluck out the eye which causes him to stumble; it is the call of Jesus Christ at which the disciple leaves his nets and follows him.
Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock.
Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life. It is costly because it condemns sin, and grace because it justifies the sinner. Above all, it is costly because it cost God the life of his Son: "ye were bought at a price," and what has cost God much cannot be cheap for us. Above all, it is grace because God did not reckon his Son too dear a price to pay for our life, but delivered him up for us. Costly grace is the Incarnation of God.”
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship
Til dit spørgsmål:
Hvad er det, der fordærver os mennesker her?
Jeg tror, at det i høj grad er vores natur. Når et menneske med denne natur får magt, så viser den virkeligt sit grimme ansigt. Derfor tror jeg, at "det korrupte præsteskab" for at parafrasere dig, kun er ét niveau at se det på. På et dybere niveau er den korrupte tilstand allerede i os selv - før vi bliver præster. Og her må vi arbejde med råddenskaben ved at holde fast i Jesu ord og bud (hvis det er ham, vi vil følge).
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