After our Good Friday service this morning several of us went back to the home of Kathryn and Jonathan for hot cross buns. Like the typical Brits we are, we spent the time sitting in a stuffy conservatory rather than in the garden, despite the glorious sunshine, opened all the windows, complained about how hot it was, drank hot cups of tea, and didn’t even think to remove our jumpers.
Our conversations were mostly centred around some fairly deep theological issues, which I found very interesting to listen to – it was like being back in my first year fusion group all over again! One of the issues mentioned was regarding Christ’s victory on the cross, and whether the battle was won on Good Friday or Easter Sunday. It was an interesting conundrum, especially given how little we know about the intervening period; someone asked the question of where Jesus was on Easter Saturday, to which no one really gave an answer.
Nevertheless, I thought I would try to write something on this subject, on the understanding that even if I don’t have exactly the right answer I will at least have thought it through and hopefully inspired others of you to think about it too, even if you don’t agree with me.
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