tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post7640134230625247149..comments2024-03-27T08:37:26.489-04:00Comments on Not Another Episcopal Church Blog: Why is it that the Ascension of Jesus gets the short shrift?Undergroundpewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-28312114584284130432014-06-02T13:16:37.185-04:002014-06-02T13:16:37.185-04:00Fantastic reasons. Too fantastic for the demytholo...Fantastic reasons. Too fantastic for the demythologizers I fear.Undergroundpewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-71018054671105815052014-06-01T21:19:35.937-04:002014-06-01T21:19:35.937-04:00The proper preface for today (once a year) Preface...The proper preface for today (once a year) Preface of the Ascension<br />Through thy dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who after his glorious resurrection manifestly appeared to his disciples; and in their sight ascended into heaven, to prepare a place for us; that where he is, there we might also be, and reign with him in glory.<br />That is one reason He ascended. Another is so another Comforter the Holy Spirit could come to us.Dale Matsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12975212053636312471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-42376281078056037932014-06-01T20:16:52.067-04:002014-06-01T20:16:52.067-04:00Yeah, that would kinda blow the whole meta-narrati...Yeah, that would kinda blow the whole meta-narrative. <br /><br />"Jesus said unto him, 'Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed. Blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed.'" John 20:29Undergroundpewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-68796101065402711692014-06-01T15:42:50.717-04:002014-06-01T15:42:50.717-04:00We could argue that without the Ascension there is...We could argue that without the Ascension there is no Christian faith. If Jesus, post resurrection, stayed on Earth, we would be living with him in a material sense today. How different would our "faith" be if Jesus was universally accepted fact and He could answer all our questions and guide the church. Joenoreply@blogger.com