A short reflection on what Christianity is NOT and what it IS.
Often American evangelicalism focuses on the feelings that people experience in worship. And we should feel JOY as Christians. But the Christian faith is not primarily about working ourselves up into a certain emotional state.
In the Reformed tradition, we often focus upon honoring God with our minds, and rightly so. But the Christian faith is not primarily an intellectual exercise.
Rather, the Christian faith is first and foremost a relationship with a Person: the living Lord Jesus.
Now, neither I nor anyone reading this post has ever yet seen the resurrected Christ face-to-face. And so we must take hold of Him by faith. This faith itself is a gift from God, coming through the gospel, which is found in God's Word: the Holy Bible.
For this reason, the Christian faith returns again and again to Scripture, the vehicle of the Holy Spirit.
In the Reformed tradition, we often focus upon honoring God with our minds, and rightly so. But the Christian faith is not primarily an intellectual exercise.
Rather, the Christian faith is first and foremost a relationship with a Person: the living Lord Jesus.
Now, neither I nor anyone reading this post has ever yet seen the resurrected Christ face-to-face. And so we must take hold of Him by faith. This faith itself is a gift from God, coming through the gospel, which is found in God's Word: the Holy Bible.
For this reason, the Christian faith returns again and again to Scripture, the vehicle of the Holy Spirit.
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posted by Andrew Lindsey | 9:38 PM
1 Comments:
Did this post spring from Mike calling you a rigid reformist? LOL! --Abby
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