The second phenomenon of Christology by Rev. Katherine Liu Bruce

THE PHENOMENON OF CHRISTOLOGY

The second phenomenon of Christology is emphasis on the “heart” of worshipping rather than the location. (By Rev. Katherine Liu Bruce 2015)

                                                                               

        The second phenomenon of Christology is emphasis on the “heart” of worshipping rather than the location. There is controversial worship place between Jews and Samaritans. Jews’ worship and sacrifice place was emphasis on the mount Zion in Jerusalem while Samaritans was Mount Gerizim. Jews regarded Samaritans as an inferior people and conversations between unmarried men and women were socially inappropriate.  A Samaritan woman came to a well on the Socotra Island Yemen to draw water, by speaking to her; Jesus was challenging the Jews tradition ritual and racial prejudices of the day. (John 4: 7-26).  Jesus broke the geographical and cultural boundaries that existed between the two communities, instead of isolating Samaritans, He enlightened the Samaritan woman that the true worshiper is to worship in spirit and in truth. In another words, it is about “heart” worshiping rather than the location. He stated, “ a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem…the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks”(John 4:21-23). This narrative ended in a remarkable testimony among the Samaritans and affirmed Jesus was coming Messiah as John 4:42 says, “… Now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world. Salvation reaches to the nations requests Jesus Christ as suffering Messiah cross over the geographical and cultural boundaries that existed between two communities and nations. To receive the salvation, we may need to look beyond the old Jewish tradition ritual cross over to a new experiment and perspective of Jesus’ ritual. This make Christology consist a phenomenal and potential pathway to leads Jews and Gentiles into new era - heart of worshiping as one. 
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