Friday, February 24, 2012

The "Key" to Christianity

Christian life is paradoxical. How to live in the world and out of it at the same time? How to understand Christ as God and man? Sacraments as in this world and giving grace from another?

Secular logic doesn't apply here. A unique event requires its own form of logic. I read a good example of how to imagine the logic of Christianity, of paradox.

"'There is no logic to the shape of a key. Its logic is: It turns the lock.' In terms of worldly logic, the christological confession will always take on the structure of paradox, because it has established its own norms of rationality internal to the confession." From a review of Edward Oakes' book Infinity Dwindled to Infancy, written by Dale M. Coulter, in March issue of First Things.

The key to the paradox of Christianity is that it works; love opens the door to life.

Listen to England Dan and John Ford Coley's "Love Is the Answer"

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