![]() The birth of the possibility of a widespread lie about Jesus’ lordship stems from Camp’s identification of “cataracts” over the historical trajectory of Christianity. No, Jesus went about preaching and teaching the good news of a better way to live today, how to be indeed human (Matthew 5 6 7). ![]() Jesus did not go about preaching and teaching how to be saved, allowing the world to remain unchanged with marked individuals for an unknown future. Yet, I believe his challenge is a poignant highlighting of the real mission of Jesus’ Church. Theologically, Camp asks the question: “Could it be that ‘Jesus is Lord’ has become one of the most widespread Christian lies?” Camp’s question triggers an internal reaction as we read the sentence. However, Christians should stand in solidarity with Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who said, “Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.” Camp suggests the proclamation of the Gospel has often failed to emphasize the “rooted” or “radical” claim: “Jesus is Lord.” Instead, Christianity has repeatedly cozied up with political, economic, cultural or ethnic authorities. Camp, he claims that “radical” discipleship is not an easy subject to articulate. The Gospel is not merely how to be saved, it is what we are saved for and our true human vocation. “What must I do and continue to do to be saved?” However, Jesus has saved us for a purpose. Others see the Bible as “basic instructions before leaving earth.” Where the Bible does contain history and Christian formation teachings of discipleship, it is often merely applied in a personal autonomous framework. Many Christians approach Scripture as a history book. So what? Why the vocabulary word, definitions and illustration? Connecting back to a previous blog ( Gospel Glasses) on expanding the Gospel to a worldview (Mark 1:14-15,) the inaugurated Kingdom of God provides a proleptic political view. ![]() Perhaps you have done the very same at times. He was so sure of what was to come, even though it was in the future, that he spoke of it in the present tense. You are standing in the kitchen.” Lee went on to explain that he was speaking proleptically. Standing in his kitchen, Camp shouted up the stairs to one of his sons, “I am in the car.” Camp’s younger son in the kitchen with Lee said, “No, you are not Dad. When Lee’s boys were young, Lee was ready to drive them to school one morning. Lee illustrates this concept with his sons. Camp provides a personal proleptic example in his new book, Scandalous Witness: A Little Political Manifesto for Christians. Camp presents a future event that is so sure to come true, so sure to be the case, that it is spoken of in the present tense. For this discussion, I suggest the following two meanings: 1) the use of a descriptive word in anticipation of its becoming applicable and 2) the assigning of a person, event, etc., to a period earlier than the actual one the representation of something in the future as if it already existed or had occurred prochronism. ![]() The word proleptic has several definitions. ![]()
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