One pastor said that Jesus died and rose as proof of God's justice. Jesus was a member of an oppressed people who was crucified because he threatened the power structure, nothing more. So God (sic) had to (sic) raise him from the dead because to leave him dead would be unjust. I took issue with that because I thought it watered down the gospel. If the gospel is only about justice then I am most certainly on the losing side, and I am of all people most pathetic (1 Corinthians 15:19).
That's not so bad, really. I do need reminding that I am called as a disciple of Jesus to act justly and seek justice. I just thought that was a pre-gospel conviction and a post-gospel response, not the sum total content of the gospel.
Then yesterday I read that Jesus died to free us from traditional gender roles. Referencing Galatians, the author wrote that she was freed in Christ not to clean the house. For years I have been the one in our house to do the laundry. Now I know why - cuz Jesus died to make it happen.
Looks like grace is getting cheaper all the time. If we keep minting new graces at the present pace, what will become of our justification?
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Looks like these folks could use a nice read-through of Luther's Lectures on Galatians...
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