In the late 50s, John...
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In the late 50s, John A.T. Robinson, a bishop of the Anglican Church, created a stir with the publication of his book, Jesus and His Coming. The Bishop raised the question as to whether the teaching concerning the second coming of our Lord was really the teaching of Jesus or the invention of the early church. The question is a valid one. Much that passes as teaching concerning the parousia, or second coming of our Lord, focuses too much on portraying an event in which the believers will have their day in the sun and lord it over the evil people who have made life in this world miserable for the good people. Bishop Robinson did not deny the parousia, but he believed that the message of the New Testament is that the Christ is constantly coming to us in word and sacraments and preparing us for the completion of the parousia when he will come. The bishop had to wrestle with the texts considerably to give credibility to his thesis, which is more attractive than the hard line attempts to give us an exact picture of how it is going to be.
- Huxhold
- Huxhold
