Suffered Under Pontius Pilate
In his lectures on the Apostles’ Creed Karl Barth asks the question: How in the world did Pontius Pilate end up in the Creed? “The answer might first of all be: like a dog into a nice room!”
Why is it significant that Pilate is named in the Creed?
What does it mean to say that God suffered? Or that God died? And why is it good news that Jesus’ life came to an end?
A poem by Hans Urs von Balthasar:
When Christ came into our midst to redeem us, he descended so far that after that no one would be able to fall without falling into him.
A few related resources:
* Regarding Jesus’ death and…
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