Ship of Fools: The Gospel (Good News) of the Incarnation

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Posted by Evensong (# 14696) on :

I was at a Cathedral staff party a few years ago and posed a question to a number of people:

"What is the good news in one sentence?"

(As you do)

The Precentor (whom I believe is heavily influenced by the Oxford Movement) replied simply and without hesitation:

"The incarnation".

I must admit to being quite struck by this and am still not entirely sure why (besides being the perfect remedy to the flesh/spirit dichotomy of gnosticism).

Thoughts?

Posted by Beeswax Altar (# 11644) on :

Sounds obvious to me.

After all, the Incarnation provides a justification for using incense. [Razz]

Posted by Galilit (# 16470) on :

Nothing is impossible to God!

Posted by deano (# 12063) on :

The Good News for me is the Resurection.

Everybody can die, that's nothing special, but coming back! Yes, that's impressive.

Who was it that said the Resurection was the only thing of note in the Bible and the rest was mere commentary?

That's the Gospel for me.

Posted by HCH (# 14313) on :

It seems to me that the answer given is a sentence fragment and not a complete sentence. How about something like this:

"The god who created the world came to visit us as a human being and told us unmistakeably that he loves us."

Posted by Jade Constable (# 17175) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Beeswax Altar:
Sounds obvious to me.

After all, the Incarnation provides a justification for using incense.

You mean you need a justification? [Razz]

Posted by rolyn (# 16840) on :

The Good News is that God, by sending us Jesus , has not forsaken us .

Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :

My version: The Good News is that God has cleansed us and united humans with the Godhead in the Incarnation of the Word.

Posted by hanginginthere (# 17541) on :

Emmanuel. Or if you want a sentence, God is with us. Not up there or over there, not against us or beyond us but with us, in all the mess and muddle of human life (and death).

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