Past Future/ongoing
Justification Sanctification Works of God
Body Blood Communion
By the way, 'Justification' includes things like 'Atonement', 'Salvation', 'justice', 'Guilt'
and 'Sanctification includes 'romance with God', 'purification', 'learning', 'adoption' (maybe)
I will make three modifications to this . 1 add several more pairs. 2 rearrange body and blood 3 discuss another remotely possible pair.
For your reference, this blog was inspired by a sermon on 1st John 5:6-12
1 Pair A: death of Christ, baptism of Christ. Death goes under 'past' and baptism is 'ongoing'.
Both are large-scale events in Jesus's life.
Pair B: ordinances/sacraments of communion and baptism. Communion past, baptism 'ongoing'
These are the two ordinances recognized by a large section of Christendom.
Pair C: the humanity of Christ and the divinity of Christ. humanity is past, divinity is future.
This ing is slightly forced. I believe Jesus always has, is, and will be both human and divine. I just like to think that in heaven, we will be much more godly than now. Granted what we call 'human' will also be a lot more godly, but that's beyond the point. Perhaps I will change the column names.
P.S. the name Jesus Christ indicates his duality. Jesus = man, and Christ = God.
P.P.S for science geeks, have you ever considered particle-wave duality in relation to JC?
2 I will flip the positions of 'body' and 'blood'. Previously I had thought of 'body' as more solid and justice foundational, and the blood as something more fluid and dynamic. But now I see the body as 'our daily bread' and the blood that 'washes us white as snow'.
3 Relating to 1 John 5:6-12, there is another pair D: the blood and water that poured from Jesus's side when he was stabbed while on the cross. I have not yet attached meaning to either, but it would seem fairly obvious that 'blood' would go under 'past' and water would go under 'future/ongoing'.
Here is the new :
Past future/ongoing
blood body communion
death baptism JC events
communion baptism Sacraments
blood water From JC wound
human divine JC duality
Don't you like it when God makes sense? (well, I also like it when he surprises me, but anyway)
