What would be a theologically sound and measured response to Joan Osbourne's "One of us"?
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So a verse vs verse breakdown of the song might be as follows:
If God had a name what would it be?
'I AM has sent me to you.'
Exodus 3:14
Would you call it to His face, if you were faced with Him?
But you may not look directly at my face, for no one may see me and live.
Exodus 33:20
What would you ask?
Jesus remember me, when you come into your kingdom
Luke 23:42
God is great
The temple I am going to build will be great, because our God is greater than all other gods
2 Chronicles 2:5
God is good.
"Why do you call Me good?" Jesus replied. "No one is good except God alone."
Mark 10:18
What if God was one of us?
"And they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us"
Matthew 1:23
Just a slob like one of us?
"He had nothing in his appearance that would make us desire him"
Isaiah 53:2
Just a stranger on the bus
Lord when did we see you?
Matthew 25:44
Tryin to make His way home.
I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.
John 20:17
If God has a face, what would it look like?
[Omitted]
Exodus 20:4
And would you want to see?
He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.
Luke 19:3-4
If seeing meant that you would have to believe in things like Heaven and in Jesus and the saints and all the prophets
Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed
John 20:29
Back up to Heaven all alone
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God
Luke 2:13
Nobody callin' on the phone, except for the Pope maybe in Rome
As soon as Peter was frightened, he started sinking and, therefore, cried to Jesus saying "Lord, save me".
Matthew 14:30
Anyone who believes that God became man and sent God to dwell among us and sends Him still in the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and that God should be recognized in each and every neighbor who we can love and serve.
The fundamental idea that, if God was one of us, we should act like it. Christians believe that God is one of us so we should treat our brothers and sisters accordingly.
Furthermore, as Christians, we should seek to contemplate His Holy Face, and we should pray to Him (as a means of 'calling' Him) not just leave it up to the Pope.
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