tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931579729864611467.post5741001277534785031..comments2023-10-31T05:37:16.659-07:00Comments on A Guy in the Pew: Jeffrey Johns on AtonementChuck Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01417638725063186710noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931579729864611467.post-3885239291108483542007-04-06T09:17:00.000-07:002007-04-06T09:17:00.000-07:00alm:Thanks for your comment. I certainly agree. ...alm:<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment. I certainly agree. I found Johns' discussion oabotu the cross very helpful to my own thinking about the cross this Lent season.Chuck Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01417638725063186710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931579729864611467.post-25216968400810415602007-04-06T00:39:00.000-07:002007-04-06T00:39:00.000-07:00I listened to Jeffrey John's discussion and found ...I listened to Jeffrey John's discussion and found it to be a most loving and respectful exposition of Jesus's work for us on the Cross. I personally have found that the contemplation of the Crucifixion to be a source of Grace, grace upon grace for me and a means of inculcating the unconditional love that Christ calls for us to have for each other. How this works is something of a mystery to me. I certainly don't see God as some sort of righteous tyrant, but see Christ as the personification of the God of Love.ALMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105651125003494064noreply@blogger.com