ephesians . . . why does god seem like such a prick sometimes?
i know that sounds harsh but hear me out . . .i have been reading ephesians lately and in this book paul talks about this "mystery" that god had for ages past and only then decided ("saw fit") to reveal to a few select people.
the mystery was that the gentiles could be coheirs with the jews through christ and receive salvation . . .
the reason this gets me is this: why did god wait so long before he "saw fit" to finally say, "ok, you gentiles can be saved . . ." what about all those people who for "ages past" were kept out of the "in" crowd.
it seems so exlusionary.
i know, i know, "god is god, tabitha jane, s/he can have compassion and grace on those s/he choses to have compassion and grace . . . it isn't your place to question such things."
but i still have questions.
i am glad the mystery was revealed though. and that god seems passionate about unity and reconciliation between groups of people who have been enemies for so long . . . it would be like W suddenly moving to iraq and living there in peace for the rest of his life. i like that. god can do those things. so why couldn't this mystery have been revealed at the beginning? i don't like how the israelites killed all those people in the old testament because they weren't the "chosen people" and now all of the sudden in ephesians they are suddenly "chosen."
it's like setting a prisinor free who has been held captive all his life (for no apparent reason) and inviting him over to your house for a banquet and asking him to be your best friend for life.
and maybe that's the point.
i guess, at the end of day, despite my questions, the question is "tabitha jane, do you still believe? are you willing to stick around even though you don't understand it all?"
am i?
posted by tabitha jane @ 3:30 PM
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