Posted by
Virginia Daddy on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:13:51 PM
One of the purposes of this site is to give an opportunity to merge complex theological thoughts with simple applications. At least this is one of my purposes. Theology is the thinking behind every application in our lives. Every thing we do is based on some theology. Not all theology is simple, and as we dig deeper into each topic, we find that questions arise that point us in new directions, often unexpectedly.
While I will attempt to present simple applications, I hope the discussion digs deep. I will not pretend to know every answer, but I will seek to understand all that is brought to the tabe. Further, I hope that as we dig deep, we keep the application in our lives at the forefront of our minds. What Christ's love means can get messy, but what it means to us and how we show the ultimately complex thought is how we affect most change.
Christianity is not easy. I remember thinking to myself, after reading John after rededicataing myself to Christ after my college years astray, how bizarre this guy Jesus was and what he taught. Really, a guy coming out and making all these references to being so close to God, even being God, and how we are to live our lives based on this love and that discipline and so on is very difficult. I understand how confusing it all can be. But this confusion is not an excuse for not trying to understand it. We see many references to understanding in the Bible, many are deal with the Holy Spirit helping us, and we should seek it out when studying.
But we should also, as the honorable Bereans did, search out everything. For everything has been revealed already. Its all there for us to access now. God took on human form and gave us all we need to know, and it is recorded in the Bible; this after centuries of recorded contact with his chosen people. And with this knowledge at our disposal, we are to test everything we hear and see. We are to study and know scripture, for in it we find everything useful for teaching. If it is not there or cannot be discerned from scripture, it is not of God.
So, I hope I will bring forth issues of value to whom ever stops in. Remember, ultimately I seek practicle application, but to apply correctly, we need a deep understanding. Thank you to those who will contribute.