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Article Title:	Love Riot
Author of reported comment:	Jake
Comment Date:	11:48 on Feb 4 2017
Comment:	I realize that this was posted years ago, and probably won't be read by anyone, but I just wanted to point out a few problems with the evidence for your "theological problems", more for myself, to get my thoughts down in writing, than for anyone to actually read it. The whole opening of Destroy is actually a direct quote (in some versions) of Isaiah Chapter 59. That includes us being "destined to fall"... a key point in Old Testament and New Testament Christology is that we are completely unable to lead our own selves to salvation, without the help of a savior (Jesus), because of the closing events of the Old Testament regarding the betrayal and exile of the Jews. Remember that Jesus first had to descend into hell to rescue the souls of those who would have otherwise entered into Heaven, because the gates of Heaven were closed. I believe that the bit about "righteousness as armor, salvation his helmet, he clothed himself in the robe of vengeance and wrapped himself in a cloak of divine passion" is a nod to a similar statement made by St. Paul. Remember also that these terms... "righteousness", "salvation", vengeance", and "passion"... are of paramount importance when it comes to understanding the Person Jesus. Putting some imagery behind it, especially war-like imagery, is appropriate, considering not only the style of this song, but also the Life, Passion, Death, and Ressurection of Jesus as an "euangelion"- a war against sin and death, with Jesus as the Victor, and the Life and Word of Jesus being the terms of life for the Victor and the victor's people.

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