In Revelation (the last book of the New Testament), Jesus is a prize-fighter with a tattoo down His leg, a sword in His hand and the commitment to make someone bleed. That is the guy I can worship. I cannot worship the hippie, diaper, halo Christ because I cannot worship a guy I can beat up.
Shea remarked: "I’m sure the guards in charge of the scourging at the pillar felt the same way. Surely, the measure of our worship is 'Can I beat up Jesus?'"
His comment prompted me to recall this ancient Eastern icon:
Its name? Christ the Bridegroom.
Think about that for a minute, especially in light of the Events we are preparing to commemorate tomorrow on Good Friday.
I, like most men on their wedding day, went to great lengths to look my best.
And yet, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ — the Bridegroom of bridegrooms — is here shown with His hands bound, stripped half naked, having just been mercilessly scourged and crowned with thorns, and as a result so weak that He can't even hold His head up straight.
Yes, Christ the Bridegroom, for He was preparing to perform the ultimate act of self-sacrificial love for His Bride the Church — read: us — just a few hours later, the completion of which He would signal by crying out from the gibbet of the Cross words we rightly associate with marriage:
"It is consummated."
3 comments:
Driscoll also lost the whole lamb imagery in chapter 5....
I think I remember hearing Driscol say some pretty stupid things about marriage, too.
This is what happens when you allow personal interpretation of the Bible.
From my son's comic book:
http://smu.gs/fnJg6i
http://smu.gs/iakZYp
http://smu.gs/dTjABR
No doubt about it, this Jesus can kick your arse! I don't approve, mostly because of the "oh, is that the way he really is?" reaction of my son. I answered him: "no."
Post a Comment