So you are a Christian... what's your theological alignment

Would you describe yourself more as:

"Snow-covered dung" or
"Pure snow"?

with regards to your relationship with God?

I'm pretty sure that Luther used the term "snow-covered dung"!
 
Neither. Also, I'm not Luther and don't really feel bound by anything he said.
 
Oh sorry. I thought the term was fairly widespread, but maybe it's only used within Germany.
http://www.counterbalance.net/theogloss/imago-body.html said:
Imago Dei ("image of God")

("image of God"): A theological term, applied uniquely to humans, which denotes the symbolical relation between God and humanity. The term has its roots in Genesis 1:27, wherein "God created man in his own image. . ." This scriptural passage does not mean that God is in human form, but rather, that humans are in the image of God in their moral, spiritual, and intellectual nature. Thus, humans mirror God's divinity in their ability to actualize the unique qualities with which they have been endowed, and which make them different than all other creatures: rational structure (see logos), complete centeredness, creative freedom, a possibility for self-actualization, and the ability for self-transcendence.
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So if we are the image of god, surely there is no need to feel depraved.!
 
Well, God made us in his image, but then we (Adam and Eve) mucked up the whole deal by listening to the serpent and eating the apple. That stained all humans from that time forth with that original sin, but I certainly wouldn't call us depraved.
 
VRWCAgent said:
Well, God made us in his image, but then we (Adam and Eve) mucked up the whole deal by listening to the serpent and eating the apple. That stained all humans from that time forth with that original sin, but I certainly wouldn't call us depraved.
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I think the "apple" is the symbol for humans developing consciousness . And while it did distance us from god, it still is the best thing that has ever happened to us.
Especially because we will go home to him and laugh together about the stupid mistakes we made, once we're done here. At least that's how i imagine it. :lol:
 
VRWCAgent said:
Some badly worded questions in that poll, particularly where they combine two issues where I might feel one way about one but another about the other.
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Agreed.

Just to clarify for some people

Sola-scriptura is belief in the centrality,accuracy and authority of the bible.

Barth is an important 20th century theologian. If you don't know the name, then answering the question should be easy :)

Likewise Spong... a liberal American Episcopalian priest.
 
You scored as Roman Catholic.



You are Roman Catholic. Church tradition and ecclesial authority are hugely important, and the most important part of worship for you is mass. As the Mother of God, Mary is important in your theology, and as the communion of saints includes the living and the dead, you can also ask the saints to intercede for you.

Roman Catholic

96%

Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan

71%

Neo orthodox

64%

Emergent/Postmodern

57%

Reformed Evangelical

54%

Fundamentalist

54%

Classical Liberal

50%

Modern Liberal

39%

Charismatic/Pentecostal

39%
 
You scored as Classical Liberal.

You are a classical liberal. You are sceptical about much of the historicity of the Bible, and the most important thing Jesus has done is to set us a good moral example that we are to follow. Doctrines like the trinity and the incarnation are speculative and not really important, and in the face of science and philosophy the surest way we can be certain about God is by our inner awareness of him. Discipleship is expressed by good moral behaviour, but inward religious feeling is most important.

Classical Liberal 75%
Emergent/Postmodern 68%
Modern Liberal 57%
Roman Catholic 43%
Charismatic/Pentecostal 36%
Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan 36%
Neo orthodox 32%
Reformed Evangelical 14%
Fundamentalist 11%

Likewise I must admit that I'm not really christian. Though I did go to a Roman Catholic high school.... so do know a bit about how I would answer if I were.
 
Classical Liberal 86%



You are a classical liberal. You are sceptical about much of the historicity of the Bible, and the most important thing Jesus has done is to set us a good moral example that we are to follow. Doctrines like the trinity and the incarnation are speculative and not really important, and in the face of science and philosophy the surest way we can be certain about God is by our inner awareness of him. Discipleship is expressed by good moral behaviour, but inward religious feeling is most important.

Classical Liberal

86%
Emergent/Postmodern

68%
Neo orthodox

57%
Modern Liberal

54%
Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan

54%
Charismatic/Pentecostal

39%
Roman Catholic

21%
Fundamentalist

21%
Reformed Evangelical

18%
 
You scored as Roman Catholic.

Emergent/Postmodern 71%
Roman Catholic 71%
Classical Liberal 68%
Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan 68%
Modern Liberal 57%
Charismatic/Pentecostal 46%
Neo orthodox 46%
Reformed Evangelical 21%
Fundamentalist 14%
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Which is funny since I AM Roman Catholic. ;) But it is also true that I am Emergent/Postmodern. I see it that the Church is the tradition but I can believe secretly what I want ;), So I think they got the dual-sided type of my belief-system very well ;).

mfG mitsho
 
El_Machinae said:
Where did we read that the apple made us "more like God"? I remember seeing that somewhere.
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Possibly in the Bible:
Gen 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

And, of course, the Bible never names it as an apple. I don't know where this idea came from, but I suspect it has something to do with the transmission of the story to northern Europeans, for whom the apple would be the logical fruit to assume. (Remember the prominence of apples in the northern body of fairy-tales.) My English prof last term said we owe it to Latin translators of Genesis, who chose the apple due to its name: mallum=apple, malum=sin, mali=the genetive form of both, so that could be it.
 
I had no idea about some of the questions (i.e., some of the people), but Roman Catholic is closest (even though I'm still techincally a Lutheran...).

You are Roman Catholic. Church tradition and ecclesial authority are hugely important, and the most important part of worship for you is mass. As the Mother of God, Mary is important in your theology, and as the communion of saints includes the living and the dead, you can also ask the saints to intercede for you.

Roman Catholic 82%
Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan 79%
Neo orthodox 75%
Fundamentalist 61%
Classical Liberal 57%
Reformed Evangelical 54%
Charismatic/Pentecostal 46%
Emergent/Postmodern 36%
Modern Liberal 18%
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Chieftess said:
I had no idea about some of the questions (i.e., some of the people), but Roman Catholic is closest (even though I'm still techincally a Lutheran...).
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I'm just curious, were you raised as a Lutheran and now converting? For some reason I always thought you were Catholic.
 
Taliesin said:
I'm just curious, were you raised as a Lutheran and now converting? For some reason I always thought you were Catholic.
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I'm looking to convert (long story...), but I've always held more Catholic views, though.
 
I have lost the faith, but I will still took the test.

stupid Christian theology test said:
You scored as Modern Liberal.

You are a Modern Liberal. Science and historical study have shown so much of the Bible to be unreliable and that conservative faith has made Jesus out to be a much bigger deal than he actually was. Discipleship involves continuing to preach and practice Jesus' measure of love and acceptance, and dogma is not important in today's world. You are influenced by thinkers like Bultmann and Bishop Spong.

Modern Liberal 64%
Emergent/Postmodern 61%
Classical Liberal 46%
Charismatic/Pentecostal 29%
Neo orthodox 21%
Reformed Evangelical 21%
Roman Catholic 21%
Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan 21%
Fundamentalist 14%
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Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan 86%
Roman Catholic 71%
Neo-Orthodox 64%
Classical Liberal 39%

Hmm. Probably because some of those were ambigous; also, they asked me whether I agreed or disagreed with theologians I have never heard of. (I always put "Lightly Disagree." ;))
 
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