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----Today our good friends let Michael run his Marx rant -- joined, God bless, by Teddy's own rant in which he taught us about [[wikipedia:Andrei_Platonov|Andrei Platonov]] and his dystopian critique of Marx's crazed (and sadly implemented) vision of heaven on earth. In Platanov's novel, [[wikipedia:Chevengur|Chevengur]], every Marxist tenet was fulfilled, but with all the physical satisfactions Marx could dream of the people were miserable, empty. | ----Today our good friends let Michael run his Marx rant -- joined, God bless, by Teddy's own rant in which he taught us about [[wikipedia:Andrei_Platonov|Andrei Platonov]] and his dystopian critique of Marx's crazed (and sadly implemented) vision of heaven on earth. In Platanov's novel, [[wikipedia:Chevengur|Chevengur]], every Marxist tenet was fulfilled, but with all the physical satisfactions Marx could dream of the people were miserable, empty. | ||
Here we have the answer to Michael's question: is human suffering any different with or without God? No! Pain is pain. It is no more or less if God is present. What God does, however, is give it context and meaning. Besides, even the wealthiest and most comfortable among us still suffer -- there is no heaven on earth; as Justin and Teddy explained we live in a fallen world, and it is our job to reconcile ourselves with God through our savior the Lord Jesus Christ. | Here we have the answer to Michael's question: is human suffering any different with or without God? No! Pain is pain. It is no more or less if God is present. What God does, however, is give it context and meaning. Besides, even the wealthiest and most comfortable among us still suffer -- there is no heaven on earth; as Justin and Teddy explained we live in a fallen world, and it is our job to reconcile ourselves with God through our savior the Lord Jesus Christ, and, as Liz explained, join God in heaven. | ||
== Friday, Sept 20: Typology and Salvation History == | == Friday, Sept 20: Typology and Salvation History == | ||