Comments on: The Universal Christ http://cippenhambaptistchurch.com/blog/2008/11/24/the-universal-christ/ Welcome to our Website Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Robin http://cippenhambaptistchurch.com/blog/2008/11/24/the-universal-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Robin Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:04:43 +0000 http://cippenhambaptistchurch.com/?p=218#comment-171 Yes, there are several "smelly" references - all based on the ancient idea of the smell of a sacrifice reaching the noses of people and of God. Maybe the idea of sweet-smelling smoke going up into the heavens "into the nostrils of God" has "feely" links with the idea of the Christ ascending up, up and away to "fill all things". Certainly they're both using picture-language to express something which is too big to tie down rationally but which is about the bigger picture of God. Yes, there are several “smelly” references – all based on the ancient idea of the smell of a sacrifice reaching the noses of people and of God. Maybe the idea of sweet-smelling smoke going up into the heavens “into the nostrils of God” has “feely” links with the idea of the Christ ascending up, up and away to “fill all things”. Certainly they’re both using picture-language to express something which is too big to tie down rationally but which is about the bigger picture of God.

]]> By: Ally http://cippenhambaptistchurch.com/blog/2008/11/24/the-universal-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Ally Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:35:01 +0000 http://cippenhambaptistchurch.com/?p=218#comment-170 Thanks for the post Robin, I can't wait to listen to the recording when it comes though later in the week. An image I really like is the one used by Paul in 2 Cor 2: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%202:14-16;&version=51; We are to be smelly people! We are distinctive in every situation we find ourselves in (like it or not) and even when we leave, our smell lingers on :) Thanks for the post Robin, I can’t wait to listen to the recording when it comes though later in the week.

An image I really like is the one used by Paul in 2 Cor 2:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%202:14-16;&version=51;

We are to be smelly people!

We are distinctive in every situation we find ourselves in (like it or not) and even when we leave, our smell lingers on :)

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