Sunday, August 19, 2012

I believe this way...therefore your theology is wrong

Seems to be most of what I read on the internet. I don't agree with that at all. The things I read (including differing translations of the Bible) shape my theology for 'me'. That in no way makes what 'you' believe or read or embrace as theology wrong. This journey in life is God revealing your relationship to YOU and only you, to me and only me. (I do understand about community, but this is different) I read a great blog post today that I agreed with so much, but there was that hint of comparable theology in it even so. It just bothers me. Why can't you tell your story without pointing out others 'faults'? http://graceemerges.blogspot.com/2012/06/perspective-driven-life-breath-of-fresh.html is the example today. I happen to love the perspective driven life idea and love everything that is after the comparing to purpose driven part. Now mind you, I don't know the author, they may not have been trying to say Rick Warren's theology is wrong, but that's how it came over to me. I'd rather read someones thoughts on something, without them comparing themselves and their theology to anyone else. Tell me what God's revelation to YOU is. Then let me absorb it and test it against God's revelation to me. I don't need to have someone telling me 'so and so is wrong' to get me to see their side. The Holy Spirit does a pretty good job of throwing stuff out I don't need in our relationship. I don't need you playing Holy Spirit Jr. I'll give an example in my life...because of the Arab revolutions, I became friends with many Arabs on the ground all over the world. There are some that tell their story while pointing out what is wrong with other perspectives, but they tell their story from their point of view. It's opened my eyes a lot. I share a lot of their stories around the internet. I don't expect people to say 'oh yeah you are exactly right' and abandon everything they ever thought otherwise, but I don't expect them to say 'you are wrong and damned to hell' either. God's revelation to you is just that...for you. I would in NO way tell you not to believe a certain way, not to go to a certain church, not to have certain friends etc. And I certainly don't need you to tell me that either. I am on the "call to a high level of awareness of the present and of the needs of other people, more as a partnership with God than as a fulfillment of a prescribed purpose."

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