Author: Stuart Johnson

Some of the views expressed in this post are the views of the writer and does not necessarily reflect the views of Perichoresis Australia as a whole. The Trinitarian gospel and human rights go hand in hand.  The cry for justice is not just between human beings, which is certainly very important, but it also includes a whole spectrum of issues confronted by humanity. Not caring for the environment affects human beings.  Interfering with fragile ecosystems for the sake of progress has reverberating effects and in the end are unjust acts against ourselves. Questionable legal decisions can affect human beings. Underpaying wages to people is also an injustice and it appears to be happening all too frequently in this country. Injustices usually occur when there is inequality of some kind…

Ignatius speaks about conducting ourselves in the unity of our flesh and spirit in the same manner that Jesus Christ conducted Himself in the Spirit in unity with His own humanity. The Incarnation indicates to us that God cherishes our humanity by embracing it and making it His own. Because there is union between God, His own humanity in the Person of Jesus Christ, means our humanity is united to God and fully sanctified in Him. Human activity was grounded in the love of God towards us enfleshing Himself in Jesus Christ.  His human activity was the outward expression of His own Divine Being towards the human race He loved.  In receiving His love, we can live out in His incarnate reality and love others as we are loved. So…

Who cares about tradition?  This is a very important question.  In the previous post, I highlighted the importance of both scripture and tradition.  In the ancient church, the two worked harmoniously together and one did not contradict the other.  The gospel was spreading long before the New Testament Scriptures became widely available.  There was a manner of speaking and knowing that began to take shape.  When Scripture became more widely available, the tradition that was well established in many communities with many handed onto them by the apostles themselves was confirmed by the scriptures as they became readily available to them. As the different, gospels, such as Matthew, Mark, Luke and John along with the epistles became readily available, those who held firmly to what was first handed to them…