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Originally Posted by awareness
I was thinking of whatever Arthur was speaking about when he stated:
"Give me Old and Stale. The old faith of the One Holy Christian Church and the stale bread of the body and blood of Christ in Holy communion."
I agree, however, that I'm not getting it yet.
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It may be "old and stale" in some people's minds, but at least we know how it relates to the Jesus that the Bible teaches.
It seems that it is only truly "old and stale" if you are needing "new and fresh" no matter where it comes from. While the message of Christ will continually have to be repackaged to meet different cultures (think Paul talking about the unknown God), especially as culture changes, the message inside of the package does not change. Yet it is as new as ever despite it constancy. It does not require a pep rally or a cheer-leading squad. It does not require that we chant any words, even the name of the Lord, until we "get into our spirits" (whatever that means).
Running from "old and stale" is one way to end out where the Christ that is followed is of uncertain pedigree. Where there is sufficient change in the thrust of His teaching that some might question whether we are talking about the same Christ.