funny things happen in the world of theology. sides never seem to get along. one side calls the other un-passionate, so the other responds with “heretic”. there seems to be a polarization between different schools of thought. do they have common ground? if they did once, do they still?
i want to test theology and traditions against what scripture teaches.
but i also want to engage with content.
one side embarrasses me because of the stupid boundaries they create and the other side scares me because they fail to create boundaries at all.
can someone question traditional thought without being labeled a “heretical emergent”?
can someone hold fast to things they know are true without being labeled a “close- minded, arrogant, fundamentalist”?
i want to be that kind of theologian.
i want to be that kind of Christ-follower.
this blog is dedicated to the frustrations and praises of the tug-o-war
1 comment:
i think this person can in fact exist. he and she will not be on a "side" anymore than people found Jesus to be. yet they will be labled much like Jesus was... some will be called drunkards, others gluttons, some liberals, others conservatives, some simple, and still others dreamers.
and yet the world in its chaos seems to be calmed by these followers of Jesus. its the religious that form the uproar, against what the world sees as calming.
its just harder to follow Jesus than to debate the current trends and the ancient agendas. "follow me" isn't as easy as it is simple.
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