Monday, September 08, 2025

Not by (human) might…

Human agents can administer justice, up to a point, and human forgiveness can certainly — and often does —— carry with it the power of God. But actual rectificationmaking right what has been wrong so that the wrong no longer exists —— is impossible for human beings. The coming of the Day of the Lord (Old Testament), the new creation (Second Isaiah and Paul), the kingdom of God (the Synoptic Gospels), eternal life (John), the new Jerusalem (Revelation) will not be accomplished through human means, but only through the working of God.—Fleming Rutledge, The Crucifixion, 598 (emphasis original)

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