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1. I think it is true. Actually it may even be true in both directions depending on what it means to turn things upside down. The first time through seems to express something like all the fears I've heard connected to Conservative Christianity. The problem as I see it is that embracing fear is sort of like rejecting God. So, in a way, those who hold to those fears and turn things upside-down by embracing evil as if it were good don't have the Lord as their God. Of course it's easy to see how it's true in reverse, loving our neighbors as God has loved us has always seemed crazy and has always had incredible power.
   
   Jon

   Comment by Jon [Visitor] · http://jonatwabash.blogspot.com — 07/26/07 @ 04:25

2. Actually it may even be true in both directions depending on what it means to turn things upside down.
   
   I think that's the key question here. What is turning it upside down?

   Comment by kristy [Member] · http://kristy.fremde.org — 07/26/07 @ 09:45

3. Perhaps "turning it upside down" has multiple meanings that are true.
   
   Jon

   Comment by Jon [Visitor] · http://jonatwabash.blogspot.com — 07/26/07 @ 22:25

4. How very Anglican of you! ;-)
   
   But I joke because you're probably right.

   Comment by kristy [Member] · http://kristy.fremde.org — 07/26/07 @ 22:28

5. lol, and here I thought I was just reapplying an old rule of biblical exegesis used by people like Augustine when they wanted to do what seems to me like more playful exegesis. Hmm, actually borrowing liberally from older sources is probably pretty Anglican as well.
   
   Jon

   Comment by Jon [Visitor] · http://jonatwabash.blogspot.com — 07/27/07 @ 20:52

6. So, then, my comment has multiple meanings.
   
   ...
   
   Cool!

   Comment by kristy [Member] · http://kristy.fremde.org — 07/27/07 @ 23:02

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