Why can't we be friends? :)
I absolutely LOVE to hang out with my Christian friends. And i'm so happy the Bible says that's good. God knows me so well, it's amazing! Dave P. was telling us at the small group yesterday how he was attracted to Christians because he would see them interact, how well they would get along and how they would love each other. I guess John 13:35 says it all..
I also love the Bible and just digging into stuff like (lately) dispensationalism/covenant theology or pre/post/amillennialism. It's SO exciting and great to just study theology, see what different people believe and, especially, how they back it up, how they argue for what they believe. And then, of course, there are some people who don't think about stuff, they just believe whatever because that was preached somewhere and it made some sense. And that's OK too. I'm just so attracted to arguments made by people who've really thought, meditated, wrestled with a certain issue. They make a lot of sense and i really like that. Maybe because i'm a relatively new believer, it helps me to talk to people who've figured some things out. And especially with people who can correct me on the (so many) wrong views i have.
Sometimes it's confusing though. Because some issues are disagreed upon, even by people who really study the Bible and know the Bible well. Yesterday, after listening to arguments made by people who felt really strongly (with contradictory views) about some issues, i felt sad. I know doctrine divides and i'm pretty sure that my feeling sad was irrelevant, but i found myself wishing we would all think the same way about all the things that are in the Bible. And by 'we all' i mean all people who are committed to submitting to the Word of God, regardless of what our culture/environment/family, etc has taught us, people who view life through the lens of Scripture.
God has a perfect way of showing us He is involved in our lives. For me it's giving me answers to questions i have. He ALWAYS gives me answers when i obey and am ready to submit to Him and His Word. I somehow landed on the Pulpit Magazine 's website a little bit ago and the main article there reminded me of these thoughts i had last night. The article was written today. My main thought reading it was that God has an amazing way of correcting my man-centered view of things. If i want to pray something that will definitely be answered, i pray that God would be glorified in my life. And it always happens!
I also love the Bible and just digging into stuff like (lately) dispensationalism/covenant theology or pre/post/amillennialism. It's SO exciting and great to just study theology, see what different people believe and, especially, how they back it up, how they argue for what they believe. And then, of course, there are some people who don't think about stuff, they just believe whatever because that was preached somewhere and it made some sense. And that's OK too. I'm just so attracted to arguments made by people who've really thought, meditated, wrestled with a certain issue. They make a lot of sense and i really like that. Maybe because i'm a relatively new believer, it helps me to talk to people who've figured some things out. And especially with people who can correct me on the (so many) wrong views i have.
Sometimes it's confusing though. Because some issues are disagreed upon, even by people who really study the Bible and know the Bible well. Yesterday, after listening to arguments made by people who felt really strongly (with contradictory views) about some issues, i felt sad. I know doctrine divides and i'm pretty sure that my feeling sad was irrelevant, but i found myself wishing we would all think the same way about all the things that are in the Bible. And by 'we all' i mean all people who are committed to submitting to the Word of God, regardless of what our culture/environment/family, etc has taught us, people who view life through the lens of Scripture.
God has a perfect way of showing us He is involved in our lives. For me it's giving me answers to questions i have. He ALWAYS gives me answers when i obey and am ready to submit to Him and His Word. I somehow landed on the Pulpit Magazine 's website a little bit ago and the main article there reminded me of these thoughts i had last night. The article was written today. My main thought reading it was that God has an amazing way of correcting my man-centered view of things. If i want to pray something that will definitely be answered, i pray that God would be glorified in my life. And it always happens!
posted by Monica | 10:55 PM
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