TY - JOUR
T1 - Outward decay and inward renewal
T2 - a biblical perspective on ageing and the image of God
AU - Painter, John
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: month (773h) = 2001; Journal title (773t) = Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging: the interdisiplinary journal of practice, theory and applied research. ISSNs: 1050-2289;
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - We read in the Christian scriptures that length of life is a blessing from the Lord. However, with age comes physical decline and other social problems which today make this a mixed blessing. Yet there is a promise of the renewal of the inner person, day by day even though the cracked and decaying earthen vessel remains. The challenge is to find those aspects of life which are renewed by the gospel. The restoration of the image of God puts the focus on the restored relationship to God for which humans were created and the consequent renewal of relationship with each other. As we grow older, we need to struggle to maintain this perspecitve
AB - We read in the Christian scriptures that length of life is a blessing from the Lord. However, with age comes physical decline and other social problems which today make this a mixed blessing. Yet there is a promise of the renewal of the inner person, day by day even though the cracked and decaying earthen vessel remains. The challenge is to find those aspects of life which are renewed by the gospel. The restoration of the image of God puts the focus on the restored relationship to God for which humans were created and the consequent renewal of relationship with each other. As we grow older, we need to struggle to maintain this perspecitve
M3 - Article
SN - 1552-8030
VL - 12
SP - 43
EP - 55
JO - Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging
JF - Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging
IS - 3/4
ER -