The Holy Father And The Living Christ

Excerpt from The Holy Father and the Living Christ The ethical standard is becoming supreme withus to-day, not only in condust, but also in theo logy. We may welcome the change. It carries us farther - to a standard truly spiritual. It plants us on God's holiness as His perfec't nature, His eter nal spirit, His ruling self and moving centre. We have been over-engrossed with a mere distributive equity, which has made God the Lord Chief Just ice of the world. Or we have recoiled from that to a love slack and over-sweet. But this lifts us up to a more spiritual and personal standard, to the Fatherly holiness whose satisfaction in a Holy Son is the great work and true soul of Godhead. The divine Father is the holy. And the 'holy Father's first care is holiness. The first charge on a Redeemer is satisfadtion to that holiness. The Holy Father is one who does and must atone. Atonement wears a new glory when read in Christ's own light. We see it owing in grief from that very holiness of the Father to which it returns in praise. As Holy Father He is the eternal Father and maker of sacrifice no less than of man. He offers a sacrifice rent from His own heart. It is made to Him by no third party (for who hath first given unto but by Himself in His Son; and it is made to no foreign power, but to His own holy nature and law. Fatherhood is not bought from holiness by any cross; it is holiness itself that pays. It is love that expiates. Do not say, 'god is love. Why atone?' The New Testament says, 'god has atoned. What love!' The ruling passion of the Saviour's holy God is this passion to atone and to redeem. All this and more is in that Holy Father, which is the last word in the naming of God. The Church of to-day has gained greatly in its sense of the love of God. There are Still greater things wait ing when she has moved on as far again, to that. Holiness whose outward movement is love, which love is but the passion to impart. You can go behind love to holiness, but behind holiness you cannot go. It is the true consuming fire. Any real belief in the Incarnation is a belief in the ultimacy, centrality, and supremacy of holiness for God and for man. We may come to holiness by way of love, but we only come to love by reason of holi ness. We may be all aglow for the coming of the kingdom, but there is a prior petition. It is the kingdom's one condition, Hallowed be Thy Name. That hallowing was done in Christ's death which founded the kingdom. We are in some danger of inverting the order of these prayers to-day. Thy kingdom come is not the first petition. The kingdom comes from the satis faction of holiness. It does not make it. God is Love is not the whole gospel. Love is not evan gelical till it has dealt with holy law. In the midst of the rainbow is a throne. There is a kind of consecration which would live close to the Father, but it does not always take seriously enough the holiness which makes the fatherhood of the cross - awful, inexhaustible, and eternal, as full of judg ment as of salvation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

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This little volume does not pretend to be in any sense a Life of our Lord. The object of the author has been simply to contribute something toward the realization of a present Saviour, always accessible to every sincere heart that is seeking him. To aid the reader in forming correct opinions concerning the work of Christ, I have briefly given my views of the Atonement. Whilst passing through the deep waters of affliction, the mind of the writer has dwelt with special emphasis upon the great doctrine of the Real Presence of Christ. That this book may enable some reader to obtain a clearer and stronger sense of the glorious truth that "God is in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself," and that the blessed influence of the Divine Comforter may be manifested in the hearts of those who may read this feeble tribute of gratitude to Him who hath redeemed us from sin and death, are the earnest prayers of the author. - Preface.

This pioneering, monumental work utilizes the visionary legacy of Anne Catherine Emmerich and the spiritual scientific discoveries of Rudolf Steiner concerning various hidden facts of Christ's incarnation. Powell has established the dates and daily events of Jesus Christ on Earth. Further, he indicates their significance for our future. In part one, Powell gives a historical overview. Then, using esoteric sources and his own knowledge of sidereal astrology, he offers startling insights into the circumstances of the Christmas event and the incarnation. In part two, Powell offers a daily chronicle of the three-and-a-half-year ministry of Jesus Christ on Earth, dating the events with an unprecedented accuracy. Also, Powell correlates significant events in Christ's life with upcoming dates in the history of humankind and indicates that the living presence of the Christ is increasingly accessible to us.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From one of the world’s most influential spiritual thinkers, a long-awaited book exploring what it means that Jesus was called “Christ,” and how this forgotten truth can restore hope and meaning to our lives. “Anyone who strives to put their faith into action will find encouragement and inspiration in the pages of this book.”—Melinda Gates In his decades as a globally recognized teacher, Richard Rohr has helped millions realize what is at stake in matters of faith and spirituality. Yet Rohr has never written on the most perennially talked about topic in Christianity: Jesus. Most know who Jesus was, but who was Christ? Is the word simply Jesus’s last name? Too often, Rohr writes, our understandings have been limited by culture, religious debate, and the human tendency to put ourselves at the center. Drawing on scripture, history, and spiritual practice, Rohr articulates a transformative view of Jesus Christ as a portrait of God’s constant, unfolding work in the world. “God loves things by becoming them,” he writes, and Jesus’s life was meant to declare that humanity has never been separate from God—except by its own negative choice. When we recover this fundamental truth, faith becomes less about proving Jesus was God, and more about learning to recognize the Creator’s presence all around us, and in everyone we meet. Thought-provoking, practical, and full of deep hope and vision, The Universal Christ is a landmark book from one of our most beloved spiritual writers, and an invitation to contemplate how God liberates and loves all that is.

Pittsburgh Theological Monograph Series General Editor - Dikran Y. Hadidian