The Theology of Glory in Action

In my last post about Jesus’ parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man, I mentioned the (false) theology of glory.

The theology of glory is basically the incorrect belief that we can determine God’s will and mind by what we observe. Associated with it is the belief that we can explain why things happen in terms of God’s will.

How does this play out in practice?

When bad things happen

“Oh, I’m sorry that happened to you. It was probably for the best, because ….”

I’ve heard this one. Mostof us proba...