What Is The Theme Of God By Wward Wright

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Chapter Five focuses on the origin of the echoes of the voices that we hear; God. First, Wright discusses Heaven and how it is often misinterpreted as a place that is within our space-time universe. Wright believes that heaven is not a place or location, but rather is God’s space which is the original meaning of the word. In addition to the misinterpretation of the word, he believes there is a critical argument regarding the relationship between heaven and our planet. Wright discusses three options for the relationship between God’s space and our space. The first option is related to pantheism, which believes that the two spaces are one and the same. The second option comes from Deism and asserts that they are firmly apart and never overlap. …show more content…

Wright starts with the discussion with the call of Abraham from God. He informs us of how this covenant with Abraham is the promise from God that through Abraham and his family God will bless the entire world. This is a significant concept for Wright as he emphasizes that not only will the Israelites receive the blessing, but the entire world. Wright also draws attention to the motif of the story, which is the concept of going away and coming back, exile and exodus, of death and resurrection. The story of Israel is a tale of slavery/exile and exodus, which is seen through multiple scenes, but most importantly in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Furthermore, in this chapter, Wright clarifies the four themes present in the story of Israel; king, the temple, the Torah or Law of Moses, and new creation. He concludes the chapter with the idea of a servant of YHWH and that the new creation will arise after a final exile and restoration. The king will become a servant and must suffer so that new creation can occur; that king is …show more content…

I always learned when you die you go to heaven, which in my mind created this magical place in which everything was perfect, God was present, and basically it was this fairy tale universe. This reading really opened my eyes to the idea that is God’s space rather than a location. That it is not some far off fairy tale land where God sits and watches over us during our time on Earth. The idea of our spaces overlapping and interacting was truly insightful for me. In addition, to this concept the idea of speaking and writing God’s name in our time as a new thing that was once not acceptable. We sing Yahweh in songs in chapel on a weekly basis when in ancient civilization they would not even speak his name. This made me think why we now don 't regard his name as sacred in our society. When did this change occur and why did it take place? This concept as Wright said causes confusion for people today and I am definitely one of those

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