Forgiveness versus the Evil that we did to him

What happened when forgiveness met torture, suffering, killing and death in a violent collision on the road from the Crucifixion the Resurrection? Forgiveness was the vehicle that Jesus used to reveal the nature of God to us. Jesus released a high fidelity representation of the reality of God into the Valley of Tears on the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection. To know forgiveness is to know God.

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Christianity is a treasure map for treasure hunters engaged in a treasure hunt
Christianity is a treasure map for treasure hunters engaged in a treasure hunt

Christianity is a treasure map for treasure hunters engaged in a treasure hunt. A cross marks the spot of the treasure . Grab your shovel. Make your way to the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection. There, stake your claim. Dig up the treasure for yourself. Make yourself rich!

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The closest and most informative encounter between us and our God
The closest and most informative encounter between us and our God

Where did the closest, most informative encounter between us and our God take place? What did we learn from it?

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Forgiveness versus the Evil that we did to him
Forgiveness versus the Evil that we did to him

What happened when forgiveness met torture, suffering, killing and death in a violent collision on the road from the Crucifixion the Resurrection?

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The Mass versus the Road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection
The Mass versus the Road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection

Which is more important? the Mass or the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection? Why?

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The Key that Unlocked the Treasure Chest of Christianity
The Key that Unlocked the Treasure Chest of Christianity

What is the key that unlocked the treasure of Chritianity?

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The Autobiography of God
The Autobiography of God

The Autobiography of God was written on the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection.

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Irreparable Damage is Done to Our Understanding of God When we Divorce the Mass from its Foundation
Irreparable Damage is Done to Our Understanding of God When we Divorce the Mass from its Foundation

The intransigence of God’s love for us despite the brutality of the Crucifixion is the good news of great joy. However, it does not propagate itself. God gave us the Mass to serve as the vehicle that propagates the good news of great joy from then and there across space and time to us here and now. Propagation of the good news of great joy is the purpose of the Mass. God did not invent the Mass to propagate his real presence. The real presence is not the good news of great joy. His real presence is incidental to the good news of great joy - necessary but not sufficient. God established the institution of the Mass to remind us through his bloody wounds that our God is the God who forgave us for the evil that we did to him. Wow! What a God is our God!

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The Bombshell of Revelation exploded when Jesus and the evil we did to him met in a violent collision on the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection
The Bombshell of Revelation exploded when Jesus and the evil we did to him met in a violent collision on the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection

The bombshell of revelation exploded when Jesus and the evil that we did to him met in violent collision on the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection. The incandescence of the explosion illuminated the darkness of our understanding of God in a glorious burst of epiphany. We saw our God take part in a demonstration of divinity. We tortured and killed him. He suffered and died. Yet, our God forgave us for the evil that we did to him. Wow! We thought our God was like us. “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,” (Exodus 21:24) was our expectation for the evil that we did to him. We expected that his answer to the evil that we did to him would be revenge, retaliation and retribution. However, his thoughts are not our thoughts, neither are his ways our ways (Isaiah 55:8). There is a difference between creatures and creator - a radical difference. The asymmetry between us and our God is breathtaking. The brutality of the Crucifixion makes the intransigence of his love for us extraordinarily amazing. “What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him (Psalm 8:4-4)?

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Jesus gave our faceless God a face
Jesus gave our faceless God a face

Jesus gave a faceless God a face on the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection. On the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection, Jesus showed us the face of forgiveness. Our God is the God who forgave us for the evil that we did to him. The brutality of the Crucifixion makes the intransigence of his love extraordinary.

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Forgiveness is the vehicle by which Jesus revealed the nature of God to us
Forgiveness is the vehicle by which Jesus revealed the nature of God to us

"Who are you, Jesus? Identify yourself! Friend or foe?" Jesus answered our question (Luke 23:34) on the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection. Our God is the God who forgave us for the evil that we did to him. Wow! The brutality of the Crucifixion makes the intransigence of his love for us extraordinary.

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Forgiveness versus the Evil that we did to him
Forgiveness versus the Evil that we did to him

What happened when forgiveness met torture, suffering, killing and death in a violent collision on the road from the Crucifixion the Resurrection?

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Building the Road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection
Building the Road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection

Jesus and the children of Adam and Eve cooperated to build the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection. Our contribution was torture, suffering, killing and death. His contribution was forgiveness.

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