Hromadka: the depth of the Gospel

Thursday, June 20, 2019
Meditation:
    And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split.
    —Matthew 27:50-51 (NIV)
Quotation:
    As the veil of the temple was, at the death of the Saviour, rent asunder, in the same way our communion with the Crucified puts aside all the curtains separating us artificially from the rest of the world, and removes all sense of privilege and exclusiveness. It is this explanation of justification by faith only which leads us to the true depth of what the Gospel has contributed to this world. To live by grace and to die by grace, to live in forgiveness every day, every hour and every moment, means to identify oneself with those who do not share our faith, and to realize all the debts we owe them. Let us not be afraid that this will reduce the Gospel to relativism. Its depth is in proportion to its breadth. The deeper it is, the broader and fuller it becomes.
    ... J. L. Hromadka (1889-1969), The Church and Theology in Today’s Troubled Times, Prague: Ecumenical Council of Churches in Czechoslovakia, 1956, p. 10 (see the book)
    See also Matt. 27:50-51; 24:14; John 1:29; 3:16; 2 Cor. 5:18-21; 1 John 2:2; 4:14
Quiet time reflection:
    Enable me, Lord, to live always in Your grace. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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