Vivat - "He Lives"

Well I guess the seed was planted a few weeks ago. I had a dream that I could not really remember, other than the fact that I was in the dream and having a discussion with someone regarding the character of Jesus Christ. The phrase that was on the tip of my tongue when I woke up that morning was "God Begat Jesus, and Jesus Begat Me"

Now this is a strange thought to wake up with in the morning. And I have spent more than a few waking hours trying to figure it out. And then at table lodge the other day we concluded each toast with the latin word "Vivat" which roughly translates to "He lives". And for some strange reason my mind started to try to connect the two ideas. And then finally last night while in the middle of my Corinthian reading I had a thought.

Now it would seem that much of the Christian argument for Jesus being the Messiah is all the signs and symbols that alluded to him in the Old Testament. They claimed that if you go back and read the Old Testament, while being ever conscious of the story of christ, you will see the allusions to his coming all over the place. And I must confess, that when I do read the parts in question there is little doubt as to this build up.

So let us just assume that this is correct, and then let us ask ourself the same question about the New Testament. Does the New Testament not do the same thing? The New Testament's foreshadowings are woven throughout the text, and it is my thought that possibly these foreshadowings are not to the second coming of christ, but christ coming via all men (and women). What if each allusion in the New Testament is written and designed so as to work with every individual who hears it. Let me be a bit more specific.

Now in the story of Jesus we read of his baptism. (For everyone who does not know I am considering to be baptized on Easter, so this is heavy on my conscious right now.) Now when John Baptizes Jesus, we hear the voice of God say, "This is my son, and with him I am well pleased." Is this not what I want to hear. Is this not what every man or women receiving baptism wants to hear.

And that is just the Baptism. What if all the stories are actually signs, what if we replace Jesus' name with our name and refer back through the story. Ever conscious of our own successes, trials, and defeats. What if the New Testament actually foreshadowed every one of our lives. This would indeed be a profound thing. And this would indeed warrant a christian life.

Well those are my thoughts for today as I move ever closer to easter. I am not sure whether I am getting closer to christianity, or whether, I am slowly, and finally going off the deep end.