"Gods and Godlings"
Franz Rosenzweig a German Jewish philosopher, in a personal letter discussing comparisons between Christianity and Judaism states,
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The farther into the distance God is banished, the more permissible it seems to man to populate with demi-gods and godlings that space between himself and God…*
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I have observed this in myself and others when the attempt is made to marry rabbinic theism with the Messiahship of Yeshua. In such a context, Yeshua often becomes "a god" or "a divine being" as God is made into an impassible unity incapable of fellowship in the flesh. While condemning Christians for idolizing Yeshua as God, such are guilty of service to a "godling."
Our God is a consuming fire. It is time to put out the strange fires of lesser divinities. He demands exclusivity. Are you sharing His glory with another? Is your God so distant, so unknowable that you are forced to "populate" the expanse with "gods and godlings" who are not God?
Are you sharing His glory with another?
*Rothschild, Fritz A. ed. Jewish Perspectives on Christianity. New York: Continuum Publishing, 1996.
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Consider the source. What do you expect from a non-believing Jew?
Blessings
Dan
To all readers of this blog with average IQ's like mine:
Do not casually read Peter's words. You must peruse them. Pull up a comfortable chair, pour a cup of organic coffee, relax, and take in slowly each word, savoring them. Then, read it a second time for the "wow" factor to set in, where you will be thinking, "how profound!" You may now walk away contemplating what you just read. 12 hours later, come back and leave a comment.
Peter's writing is sublime. It is spiritual. The rushed, carnal mind cannot comprehend it.
To Peter: You might want to add an asterisk next to the quote and footnote. At first glance, I thought the entire piece was a quotation and not your words. This may be confusing to some.
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