Our minds are not naturally set on things above.
Our minds are not naturally set on things above.
I have come to the conclusion that no matter what denomination you find yourself in, the way you study God (theology) falls into one of two camps Equation Theology or Revelation Theology.
Every day it is there, lurking behind every turn of a corner, hiding under every syllable I hear spoken, whispering with every breath of a shifting wind.
Jude admonishes us in his Plutonium-charged weapons-grade epistle that the false prophets are people who “Speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.”
I have seen many of us theological types take doctrine and distort it by magnifying one truth and explaining away another A theologically astute fleshly christian, can often do far more damage than an ignorant fleshly christian.
Most people watching a 5 minute bio on Gilbert Gottfried would never presume they know everything about him, yet we do this with doctrine constantly.
I have nothing against pouring over scriptures and theological writings, in order to rightly divide the word, but we cannot stop with knowing, we must proceed to doing.
Do you do evil? Then there may be a question as to whether or not you are among those to whom the Lord looks.
Few things bring more chaos and confusion spiritual life, than attempting to gain mans approval.
To show love for your wife you can buy flowers and chocolates. To show love for a child, offer them ice cream. But how do you show God your love?