A neat antidote to the nativity problem of there not being any “room at the inn”. In the fallen house of humanity, no room for God’s human intervention; in the household of divinity (the embrace of Father and Son) Jesus makes room, if only by his wounds.
I was planning to speak on this exact subject for a devotional talk this Sunday... now I don't have to write up my own outline.
You are far more magnanimous than me on CoC hymnody and contradictions.... I cringe when I hear any of the mansion songs and don't sing any verses that I have marked "AM" (Catholic amillennial)
Even using your outline, I will likely make some folks mad...
A neat antidote to the nativity problem of there not being any “room at the inn”. In the fallen house of humanity, no room for God’s human intervention; in the household of divinity (the embrace of Father and Son) Jesus makes room, if only by his wounds.
Daniel,
I was planning to speak on this exact subject for a devotional talk this Sunday... now I don't have to write up my own outline.
You are far more magnanimous than me on CoC hymnody and contradictions.... I cringe when I hear any of the mansion songs and don't sing any verses that I have marked "AM" (Catholic amillennial)
Even using your outline, I will likely make some folks mad...
Hey Mark,
While the mistranslation “mansions” bears a lot of weight in our songbooks, I try to allow poetic license when I can.
Good luck this Sunday.