Cleansing the Temple
Cleansing The Temple
7 March 2021
Kippax Uniting Church
Robbie Tulip
Our readings for today are from Psalm 19 and the Gospel of Saint John. The Psalm explains how the glory of God is revealed in the magnificent order of the visible heavens. The Gospel reading tells of Jesus driving the moneychangers and their animals out of the temple in Jerusalem. I will use this opportunity to explain how these texts relate to my own theology, which differs quite markedly from conventional approaches.
Before getting into my own interpretation, it is important to reflect on the great power of the Gospel story of the cleansing of the Temple. The courage and vision of Christ are presented by John at the beginning of Jesus
