Book Quote - Clay Pots
An excerpt from 12 Steps for the Recovering Pharisee (like me), by John Fischer
2Corinthians 4:7 "But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us"
"The brilliant light of Christ in a clay pot. This discrepancy is the reason for the whole arrangement in the first place. The incongruity of the vessel and the treasure is designed to make a statement - to acutally be something of a joke, so the that the obvious contradiction between the two will alleviate any confusion over what went on in our lives. We didn't pull ourselves together. We didn't follow some prescribed path to righteousness for which we can take any credit. We were granted mercy. For all practical purposes this shouldn't be happeing. Treasures are never put in such common containers."
"Like ming vases, impressive vessels such as the Pharisees, in their long robes, holy faces, draw attention to themselves. Jars of clay, even broken ones, are nothing special. They ususally draw attention to what's in them. Their usefulness is in what they carry. In Paul's day these vessels were a dime a dozen. Even the poorest family in Jerusalem had an ample supply of clay pots. There is nothing in us that would indicate why God would choose us over any other vessel. We can only be as amazed as anyone."
2Corinthians 4:7 "But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us"
"The brilliant light of Christ in a clay pot. This discrepancy is the reason for the whole arrangement in the first place. The incongruity of the vessel and the treasure is designed to make a statement - to acutally be something of a joke, so the that the obvious contradiction between the two will alleviate any confusion over what went on in our lives. We didn't pull ourselves together. We didn't follow some prescribed path to righteousness for which we can take any credit. We were granted mercy. For all practical purposes this shouldn't be happeing. Treasures are never put in such common containers."
"Like ming vases, impressive vessels such as the Pharisees, in their long robes, holy faces, draw attention to themselves. Jars of clay, even broken ones, are nothing special. They ususally draw attention to what's in them. Their usefulness is in what they carry. In Paul's day these vessels were a dime a dozen. Even the poorest family in Jerusalem had an ample supply of clay pots. There is nothing in us that would indicate why God would choose us over any other vessel. We can only be as amazed as anyone."
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