Notes

3.4.14

– Fascinated with the irrelevant!

– Faith IN action

– Lackadaisical

– The sexual mafia & the hijacking of youth!

– Journal of Adolescence

– Persistent spiritual youth – is immaturity necessary for virility?

– Suicidology

– Deception, manipulation & coercion

– Emotional blackmail

– Psychological struggles » existential crisis » escapism!

– Preventive, educative & supportive counseling

– Learn the ‘language’ of your audience/clientele

– Successful suicides

– Accidents > homicide > suicide

4.4.14

– Green cabs

Why don’t you consider investing in this novel & noble venture?!

– Dr. Emma Gonzalves

She is a spiritual-psychologist, but not a philosophical-theologian.

– “But HOW can we cut ourselves off from GOD??”

The mystery of original sin!

– Analogies of Sin

1. The uprooted (& decaying) plant

2. The falling plates.

– Sin cannot be understood apart from Law (condemnation/curse) & Death (ultimate destruction).

And Salvation cannot be understood apart from Grace (forgiveness & reconciliation) & Resurrection (abundant & everlasting life).

– Uprooting & rerooting

The ground of being ~ the sustaining soil!

– Comparing the story of ‘The Fall’ to the parable of the Prodigal Son.

– Judgment as offence-retribution

Vs.

Judgment as choice-consequence

– The unique role of revelation & faith in spiritual truth, as opposed to physical reality…

– The Cross of Christ » our conversion/baptism » cosmic renewal!

– Tree of life (faith/spirituality/religion/theology)

&

Fruit of Knowledge (reason/science/culture/politics)

Adulthood is NOT growing out of childhood, but building upon it!

DON’T hurry/skip the transition phase – adolescence is crucial!

– Pastor: I hate to go after people & drive them, I would rather that each person takes more initiative, but since that is not the case, I have to use more of the rod-&-staff approach!