Monthly Archives: September 2009

On the Incarnation of the Word 32 – Whom the Demons Confess

By Scott | Published: September 30, 2009
Athanasius continues to defend the Resurrection in this section by emphasizing that the demons flee from the power of Christ and at his name. And this would not be true if Jesus were dead. Demons do not fear a dead man. He ends this section with a marvelous statement of our faith. As then demons [...]
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On the Incarnation of the Word 31 – Impossible Not To Die, Impossible To Remain Dead

By Scott | Published: September 29, 2009
Athanasius continues to defend the Resurrection against those incredulous about it. But I want to focus on the manner in which he develops the core of the argument itself. For if He took a body to Himself at all, and—in reasonable consistency, as our argument shewed— appropriated it as His own, what was the Lord [...]
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6 Months Gluten Free!

By Scott | Published: September 28, 2009
This marks my first six months on a gluten free diet (or within a couple of weeks of six months, anyway). Since I got the results of my blood tests today during my appointment with my gastroenterologist, it seemed like a good time to post a status update. I had great results! One test (I’m [...]
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On the Incarnation of the Word 30 – Christ Is Himself The Life

By Scott | Published: September 28, 2009
Athanasius next emphasizes the power of the Resurrection. For now that the Saviour works so great things among men, and day by day is invisibly persuading so great a multitude from every side, both from them that dwell in Greece and in foreign lands, to come over to His faith, and all to obey His [...]
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On the Incarnation of the Word 29 – We Live in the Daylight of the Cross

By Scott | Published: September 27, 2009
In this section, Athanasius continues to hammer the strength and perpiscuity of Christ’s defeat of death on the Cross. Now if by the sign of the Cross, and by faith in Christ, death is trampled down, it must be evident before the tribunal of truth that it is none other than Christ Himself that has [...]
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Sprouts Farmers Market

By Scott | Published: September 26, 2009
Several weeks ago a Sprouts Farmers Market opened in Round Rock just up the highway from us. On Saturday of their grand opening weekend, they were offering a “bag of goodies” to the first couple of hundred shoppers. So I got up early and went to stand in line. It was definitely worth it. I [...]
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Business Travel with Celiac

By Scott | Published: September 26, 2009
Week before last marked the first business trip I had to make since I was diagnosed with celiac disease last April. Fortunately, my job doesn’t require that I travel very often. I’ve never been very fond of business travel and it’s even more of a pain now. This trip was to Ogden, UT. Ogden does [...]
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On the Incarnation of the Word 28 – Test the Claim of Victory Over Death

By Scott | Published: September 20, 2009
In his next section, Athanasius exhorts those who do not believe the claims of Christ’s victory over death to become Christian and see for themselves. It strikes me that this perspective on what it means to be Christian stands somewhat at odds with the present Western view. See for yourself. But just as he who [...]
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On the Incarnation of the Word 27 – Our Contempt For Death

By Scott | Published: September 19, 2009
In this section of his treatise, Athanasius writes of the proof of death’s destruction in the contempt with which Christians view death. For that death is destroyed, and that the Cross is become the victory over it, and that it has no more power but is verily dead, this is no small proof, or rather [...]
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On the Incarnation of the Word 26 – Raised in Three Days

By Scott | Published: September 18, 2009
Athanasius next explores why the Resurrection was on the third day. He points out that if Jesus had more quickly risen, people may very well have questioned whether he had really died or not. Similarly, if he had stayed in the grave too long, people might have questioned if it was really the same body, [...]
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