tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post1779591164016694369..comments2024-03-28T09:52:15.415-04:00Comments on Common Denominator: Life on Other PlanetsKen Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-59966411618908075762015-07-28T09:50:55.684-04:002015-07-28T09:50:55.684-04:00I had several friends post this article to Faceboo...I had several friends post this article to Facebook and a few criticize me personally for being a simpleton to believe in God at this point. Like you, it seems like a bizarre accusation to me.<br /><br />Christianity has always had the existence of angels, which are (at least) sentient life from outside our planet. Of all people, we should be the ones most ready to understand new and interesting life forms. <br /><br />The question does touch on some important aspects though: Paul seems to talk about the cosmic scope of the atonement of Christ. Do you see that relating to other planets? Hebrews mentions that the atonement wasn't for angels because Christ has come as one of Abraham's descendants specifically. Are we still in the realm of orthodoxy by saying the incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection are solely for humans and give God the freedom to handle whatever other covenants he might have with other planets? <br /><br />You said to see C.S. Lewis on this point. In the Ransom trilogy, Lewis seemed to place human life above all others in the cosmos because of the uniqueness of the incarnation (listen to what the Oyarsa say about it in Out of the Silent Planet). Is that the right paradigm for us to think about it? Chad Gibbonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106879951605187722noreply@blogger.com