This is a good point about Christianity. I guess the Christian progressive view is something like: Christianity itself is the only agent of progress in history, which happens through the gradual unfolding and development of Christian revelation in the world.
This is a good point about Christianity. I guess the Christian progressive view is something like: Christianity itself is the only agent of progress in history, which happens through the gradual unfolding and development of Christian revelation in the world.
I mean if the Christian progressive view is dispensationalism. That's not orthodox. The only revelation Christianity can provide is Christ, Christ Crucified, Christ Resurrected.
Also, if I had to, I might say Jesus is the agent of history through his body the church, Paul does a better job in Romans, particularly on how God's Spirit is a main actor of history and it affirms the sonship of the gentiles... and all of this is really missing the point: God being outside of time isn't going to fit into our construct of history. So even the book of Revelation is understandably confusing to temporal created beings (and we're outside of its context on top of that!)
Although re-reading your phrasing I may be misunderstanding you. If Christianity is revealed and received and that equates to development, sure. But if it's some truth Christianity holds is being gradually unveiled over time... that not really how orthodox Christianity understands itself.
This is a good point about Christianity. I guess the Christian progressive view is something like: Christianity itself is the only agent of progress in history, which happens through the gradual unfolding and development of Christian revelation in the world.
I mean if the Christian progressive view is dispensationalism. That's not orthodox. The only revelation Christianity can provide is Christ, Christ Crucified, Christ Resurrected.
Also, if I had to, I might say Jesus is the agent of history through his body the church, Paul does a better job in Romans, particularly on how God's Spirit is a main actor of history and it affirms the sonship of the gentiles... and all of this is really missing the point: God being outside of time isn't going to fit into our construct of history. So even the book of Revelation is understandably confusing to temporal created beings (and we're outside of its context on top of that!)
Although re-reading your phrasing I may be misunderstanding you. If Christianity is revealed and received and that equates to development, sure. But if it's some truth Christianity holds is being gradually unveiled over time... that not really how orthodox Christianity understands itself.