Lately I am finding that it is very easy to get tied up between the theology of Christianity and who Jesus Christ is, and really having a relationship with Him. In one of my classes, we are reading a philosophy book by Descartes in which he proves the existence of God through logistics and reasoning rather than the Bible (it should be noted that due to the time period the God he was referring to was of Catholic doctrine). His goal was to prove God's existence without the use of the Bible, so that unbelievers, mainly Atheists, would be without excuse as to not believing in the validity of the Bible. It is very interesting, but I am finding myself tempted to believe that because I know truth and doctrine, I myself, as Christian am doing "OK" in life. But at the same time, I also know this is a very dry and stale relationship to have with my Creator. I am missing the passion and emotion of simply living by faith and hope, rather than always knowing the right answer. So, I sit here in search of balance of knowledge and passion, reason and hope, and logistics and love.
- Christina
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This is truly always such an act of balance. We are are called to know and proclaim the truth...which requires study and intellect. We are also called to love our God with all our heart...which involves a RELATIONSHIP with our Heavenly Father. We must always hold both ends of the spectrum tightly together!
Christina, I looked around your blog, briefly; I think you have a good thing going.
Thanks for telling about your blog. I'll keep an eye on it.
Mine is AaronCHanbury.blogspot.com.
This was what I was talking about a few weeks ago, when we were talking about doctrine, and I said be careful that studying theology doesn't become a pure academic study. Make sure the heart is still there. I'm convinced this will be a constant battle in the Christian's life; to keep the truth in one's mind, but also to keep the fire in one's heart.
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