Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Where did Barabbas go after they released him? Does Luke tell us?
I mean, he was a real person, with real experiences, not just some parable to be conflated into some elaborate doctrine.
As much as I want to allegorize him, say that he dissolved into the hearts of everyone who looked upon His bloody, bleeding body, seeping into the spirits of everyone who believed upon His bloody, bursting heart to remind us of our own bloody rebellion, and how His bloody, splintered cross brought the weight of murder on each of our heads too, and the bloody, empty tomb transformed our bloody, lifeless carcasses to something guiltless and eternal,
what if he just went out and picked up a whore?
I mean, he was a real person, with real experiences, not just some parable to be conflated into some elaborate doctrine.
As much as I want to allegorize him, say that he dissolved into the hearts of everyone who looked upon His bloody, bleeding body, seeping into the spirits of everyone who believed upon His bloody, bursting heart to remind us of our own bloody rebellion, and how His bloody, splintered cross brought the weight of murder on each of our heads too, and the bloody, empty tomb transformed our bloody, lifeless carcasses to something guiltless and eternal,
what if he just went out and picked up a whore?
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what if he completely turned his life around? what if he saw jesus' life and was inspired, spent the rest of his life doing good?
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: 6:04 PM
That's what I'm hoping for, and that's the idea behind naming my blog after him. Because even if he didn't understand the metaphorical weight of his position, we do today, and his essence lives on in every believer still today.
I like to think that he did, in fact, hear the News and act accordingly. But, what if...?
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I like to think that he did, in fact, hear the News and act accordingly. But, what if...?
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