Posts Tagged ‘Adam’
December 21st, 2015 | 
Author: As far back as Irenaeus of Lyon (AD 120-202) and probably earlier, Christians have drawn parallels between the sin of man having come by means of eating the forbidden fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and salvation being accomplished on the cross of Christ.[1] Our two American Christmas poets tie in the tree of Genesis and the cross of Christ with the crib of the baby Jesus. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Bible, Christmas Poems, Spirituality | 
Tags: 2 Corinthians, Adam, Christ, Christmas, Christmas poems, Christmas trees, Crucifix, Eve, Genesis 3, God, Harry Morris, history of redemption, Holy Rood, Irenaeus of Lyon, Paul, salvation, Satan, shaped poetry, sin, Sister M. Madeleva, the cross, Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil | 
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When things go wrong in society, the finger of blame is regularly and understandably pointed at the “crooked politicians.” Corruption in high places does plague human societies, but it is not the main problem. Psalm 146 clearly teaches that there is a more fundamental and tragic reason for political failure. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Bible, Psalms, Religion and Culture, Spirituality |
Tags: Adam, Babylon, Bible, creation, cynicism, evil, fall, Genesis 2, Genesis 3, God, Gospel of John, idolatry, messiah, political corruption, political messiahs, prophetic spirituality, Psalm 2, Psalms, Pslam 146, Revelation 18, spirituality, the world, wisdom spirituality, worship |
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