Q: How Do You Make Holy Water?
January 16th 2009 11:22
A: You boil the Hell out of it!
Boom, tish!
So goes the joke popular with Anglican ministers of a certain age (that age being retirement). Terribly non-PC to say this at a Baptism when the infant's extended family are Roman Catholic. I recall cringing at such an occasion once.
But usually it is talk of Hell itself that causes cringing. As a Scripture teacher, I've seen the various reactions people have to the concept of Hell as taught in the Bible.
This article is really helpful in understanding this issue, and in particular, Jesus' understanding of and teaching about "the elephant in the room".
Boom, tish!
So goes the joke popular with Anglican ministers of a certain age (that age being retirement). Terribly non-PC to say this at a Baptism when the infant's extended family are Roman Catholic. I recall cringing at such an occasion once.
But usually it is talk of Hell itself that causes cringing. As a Scripture teacher, I've seen the various reactions people have to the concept of Hell as taught in the Bible.
This article is really helpful in understanding this issue, and in particular, Jesus' understanding of and teaching about "the elephant in the room".
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