Comments on: Hymn Denies Gender Roles http://dkam136.com/2009/10/22/christological-hymn-denies-gender-roles/ a place for the church to be the risen entity it was meant to be. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:16:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Wes Ellis http://dkam136.com/2009/10/22/christological-hymn-denies-gender-roles/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Wes Ellis Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:47:23 +0000 http://dkam136.com/?p=1109#comment-507 Well, back in 2006 and 2007 I wrote a couple of posts you might be interested in re-reading. <a href="http://whateverisgood.blogspot.com/2006/07/serpent-in-garden.html" rel="nofollow">http://whateverisgood.blogspot.com/2006/07/serp...</a> <br>and<br><a href="http://whateverisgood.blogspot.com/2007/06/genesis-3.html" rel="nofollow">http://whateverisgood.blogspot.com/2007/06/gene...</a><br><br>Both articles suggest that redemption and the reversal of the curse will come through reconciliation and not from retribution. Well, back in 2006 and 2007 I wrote a couple of posts you might be interested in re-reading. http://whateverisgood.blogspot.com/2006/07/serp...
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http://whateverisgood.blogspot.com/2007/06/gene...

Both articles suggest that redemption and the reversal of the curse will come through reconciliation and not from retribution.

]]> By: Danny Kam http://dkam136.com/2009/10/22/christological-hymn-denies-gender-roles/comment-page-1/#comment-506 Danny Kam Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:03:04 +0000 http://dkam136.com/?p=1109#comment-506 I have always wanted to write a blog post / story thingy entitled "The Salvation of Satan." Maybe someday I'll get around to finding the right words. I have always wanted to write a blog post / story thingy entitled “The Salvation of Satan.” Maybe someday I'll get around to finding the right words.

]]> By: Wes Ellis http://dkam136.com/2009/10/22/christological-hymn-denies-gender-roles/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Wes Ellis Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:28:00 +0000 http://dkam136.com/?p=1109#comment-505 Good stuff Danny. <br>Another thought... <br>If Jesus is reconciling ALL things and is indeed reversing the curse of Genesis 3, then is he reconciling the serpent to himself (let's just say the serpent is Satan for a moment)? We usually think that Jesus is defeating the serpent, crushing his head (see the first few minutes of Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ"), fulfilling messianic prophesy of Genesis 3:15... but if Genesis 3:15 is curse and not prophesy then it must come to an end in Christ, thus ending the struggle between good and evil--the snapping at the heal and crushing of the head--not through battle and defeat but through reconciliation. Good stuff Danny.
Another thought…
If Jesus is reconciling ALL things and is indeed reversing the curse of Genesis 3, then is he reconciling the serpent to himself (let's just say the serpent is Satan for a moment)? We usually think that Jesus is defeating the serpent, crushing his head (see the first few minutes of Mel Gibson's “The Passion of the Christ”), fulfilling messianic prophesy of Genesis 3:15… but if Genesis 3:15 is curse and not prophesy then it must come to an end in Christ, thus ending the struggle between good and evil–the snapping at the heal and crushing of the head–not through battle and defeat but through reconciliation.

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