CARACTERIZACIÓN DE LA POBLACIÓN DOCENTE OBJETO DE ESTUDIO

u n ab le to apprehend th e in n erm o et e s s e n c e ■of- t h in g s ; but,.#(#:8/knoŸ À q% e' f o i n t u i t i v e ( i n an abao&uté

aenae):^ I n f i n i t e l y qon%>rehênelve*. and in ;^ e ilib ly

p e n e t r a t i v e p f the in n e ^ m a t eaaenqe o f ttiingé^*^

^^9?he more we p p n d er on t h i o th e more I t aeema 'to me we pan r e a l i s e how t h a t ^ b ir th ^ by Yfhloh God bepame many to e n te r I n t o man^e èx p e rie h e êy f o r th e sake o f man*8 red em p tio n ^ must have in y p iy ad -'W ith in th e

aphera o f th e h w ta n ity som ething whioh i n human language- oan o n ly "be e K ^ e s o e d a s -ip-’s le e p and- a f o r g e t t i n g % so s tr a n g e ly e ^ o liis iy è (p à i t would seem) i s th e human inode o f oonaqiousnesB o f th e

cUyine*^^ 4nct f o u r t h ; Ood^s k 6 i/w c riS ; God*à s e l f -

r e s t r a i n e d power and p re s e n e e ; i s Been th ro u g h o u t

n a tu r e and man# S h is o f th e Son i s th e

I n ilin f II n llii l ti iW w « H i « l M r

1 0Qge. B i s a e r t a t l o a s . -ppw gil8-^2X9« 2 ; b i a i / m k 2 # . \

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supreme example* t h i s l i n e o f 'th o u g h t #*

e l l t h i s why o f c o n c e iv in g o f G6d*s a e l f - r ^ a t r a l n l n g pov/er and wiadorn *-* a t l e a s t p r e p a r e s o u r in in d f o r t h a t supreme a c t o f i^eÈpéèt and lo v é f o r H is

c r e a t u r e s by Which th e ^3ôh o f C$6d to o k ' I n to H im self human n a tu r e to redeem i t ; and i n ta k in g i t l i m i t e d b o th H is' power a.hd H is knowledge so t h a t He c o u ld

v e r i l y l i v e th ro iig h a l l th e s t a g e s o f a p e r f e c t l y

human e x p é rie n c e and r e s t o r e o d r n a tu r e fi'om w ith in by a c o n ta c t so g e n t l e t h a t i t gavé l i f e to e v e ry

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f a c u l t y w ith o u t p a r a ly s in g o r d e s tr o y in g ànyè-^ ' f h i 8 ty p e o f K onotio T h eo ry ‘has th e d e f i n i t e ad v an tag e o f p r o f i t i n g by th e M s t a k e s o f e a r l i e r

icen o tic T h e o rie s an d , a t th e same tim e ;, in c o r p o r a tin g

t h e i r p o s i t i v e c o n tr ib u tio n s , to Oiu’i a t o i o g y . G ore,

a s e a r l i e r K e n o t i c i s t s , f i n d s lo v e a t th e r o o t o f

th e I n c a r n a tio n . novo i s th e m o tiv e and lo v e i s

th e p o s s i b i l i t y o f th e e x i n a n i t i o n .^ Hut th e

r e a l i t y o f lo v e e n t a i l s ; 't h e r e a l i t y o f s a c r i f i c e i - n o t o n ly o f th e P a t h e r who g iv e s b u t a ls o o f th e

Son who g o e s é ^ To se c u re th e r e a l hum anity o f

SUS; w hich th e B e r ip tu r e s w a r r a n t, some supreme a c t o f h u m ility by Him who * for" o u r sak e s became 1 G ore, D i s s e r t a t i o n s » P» * H i l l ,iK » i M n .« .m » <^i<ri i i i f ] i III II w i n i ' i 1^ 111» * ■ " 22i

2 Above* p f i o l .

1

p o o r ’ I s n ecessa ry # To a s c e r t a i n th e n a tu re o f t h i s

h u m ilia tio n Gore m a in ta in s th e n e c e s s i t y o f v iew in g a l l

e v id e n c e , and s c r i p t u r e i n x > crticu lar# in such a way

he hopes to p ro v id e an e m p ir ic a l and s c i e n t i f i c b a s i s

2

f o r h i s Theory# " T h is much Gore has in cormnon w ith

P a i r b a i r n and th e o t h e r e a r l y K e n o t i c i s t a , b u t t h e r e a re a d v a n ta g e s and emphases w hich a re unique i n t h i s system#

F i r s t , by a s s e r t i n g t h a t th e I n c a r n a tio n was a

3 sp h ere and p e r io d w ith in the e t e r n a l l i f e o f th e L ogos, (aore i s a b le to a v o id th e a c c u s a tio n t h a t he has

n e g le c te d to ta k e in to acco u n t th e d o c tr in e o f th e

I m p a s s i b i l i t y o f God#^ J e s u s C h r i s t , th e Son o f God

i n c a r n a t e , was and i s , a t e v e ry moment and in evex’y a c t ,

n

b o th God and man, p e r s o n a l ly God made man#**-^ I t i s

tr u e t h a t God s a c r i f i c e a Hi a Son, b u t t h i s i s n o t a 6

**change" o r "m etam orphosis" o f God b u t th e v ery e x p re s s io n

o f H is lo v e - th e e s s e n t i d l n a tu r e o f God, The

I n c a r n a t i o n , f o r G ore, i s God r e v e a lin g H im self a s man, y e t re m a in in g what He was and i s , God#

1 Above ;p,107 • 2 Above, p# 108, 3 G ore, D i s s e r t a t i o n s , p# 94# 4 An a c c u s a tio n made a g a in s t F a i r b a i r n , p p , 40-*41. , 3 G ore, O p#G it#, p# 95# 6 An a c c u s a tio n made a g a in s t D#W# F o n d e s t, pp# 7 4 -7 5 .

Second; by sx^caking o f O b r i s t ’ s I n c a r n a tio n a s a " sp h ere" and "x>ex*iocl" o f H is e t e r n a l l i f e a s Logos, Gore i s a b le to a v o id th e problem o f Oosmic F u n c tio n s

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f o r which F a i r b a i r n i s u n ab le to account# "Gan th e

f u n c tio n s o f th e Bon i n th e Godhead and i n th e u n iv e rs e have been su spended by th e I n c a rn a tio n ? > We ca n n o t b u t

answ er###t h a t i t i s to u s in c o n c e iv a b le # " ^ The e t e r n a l

Word o f God who e x p re s s e s H im self w ith in th e sp h ere o f hum anity does n o t c o n t r o l th e u n iv e r s e , b u t th e e t e r n a l Word o f God who e x p r e s s e s H im self v /ith in th e f u l n e s s o f th e Godhead, does#

T h ird , and th e c o r o l l a r y o f th e second, by

d efen d in g th e d u a l l i f e o f th e Logos, Gore i s a b le to - escap e th e l o s s o f c o n t i n u i ty i n C h r i s t ’ s lo v e and

e x p e rie n c e , w hich m arked F a i r b a i r n ’ s th e o r y ,^ Though

C h r is t a t one tim e i s a babe in H is m o th e r’ s arm s, He

i s so by H is own consent# "T h is new form o f th e

th e o ry i s n o t open to th e c h a rg e s o f raaking th e Logos, by one a c t o f s e l f - d e p o t e n t i a t i o n , in c a p a b le o f

d is p la y in g H is g r a c io u s lo v e i n c o n n e c tio n w ith a la r g e

p a r t o f H is human experience.# w h ile th e L ogos, a s man,

p a s s e s th ro u g h th e u n co n scio u s l i f e o f c h ild h o o d , He i s c o n s c io u s o f t h i s s ta g e o f H is in c a r n a te b e in g , and 1 Oh# I I , pp# 37-30*

2 G ore, D i s s e r t a t i o n s p# 93* 3 Oh# I I , pp# 32-33.

*î shows H is lo v a by c o n s e n tin g t o p s s s th ro u g h i t . "

Thùis His sympathy and Iqya can bo madlsted to a ll of

insnlclnd ■ a l i k e on th e b a s i s -g f His-pomiipn p x p o rlo n p s

w ith mankind#. In t h i s o.asa H is liuai^nlty i s n o t g

hinclranoo b u t a help#