Mary and the Angel (Not the Bible)
Mary is the example of how we should respond to God: we express shock that He would choose us but we say yes to His great offer despite the great cost.
Why is God expressed principally as masculine in the Bible? (godly sexuality)
“God is so masculine that we all (male and female) are feminine in relation to Him.”
CS Lewis
Matt 3:1-12 John the Firebrand and punishment
If God was into the business of punishing us then we would all be in hell right now.
Matt 3:1-12 John the Firebrand
We are followers of Christ, we are meant to be salt and light to the world. But we withhold our light and then condemn the world for being so dark.
Matt 3:1-12 John the Firebrand
fear can’t generate relationship.
Male and Female: Transcendence and immanence (godly sexuality)
So we have seen that everything about the male is outward focussed…and reflects the transcendent nature of God. Whereas everything about the female is inner directed…and reflects the immanent nature of God.
Matt 2:19-23 The return to Nazareth
One of the lies we can believe is that by following Jesus will automatically result in a nicer life