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1 | Religion Unfounded on Theology? | Acts 19:8 | DocTrinsograce | 225745 | ||
"Many men, as has already been observed, are telling us that we should not seek to know Him (God) at all; theology, we are told, is the death of religion. We do not know God, then -- such deems to be the logical implication of this view -- but simply feel Him. In its consistent form such a view is mysticism; religion is reduced to a state of the soul in which the mind and the will are in abeyance. Whatever may be thought of such a religion, I cannot see that it possesses any moral quality at all; pure feeling is non-moral, and so is religion that is not founded upon theology. What makes our love for a true friend, for example, such an ennobling thing is the recognition by our mind of the character of our friend. Human affection, so beautiful in its apparent simplicity, really depends upon a treasured host of observations of the actions of our friend. So it is also in the case of our relation to God. It is because we know certain things about Him, it is because we know that He is mighty and holy and loving, that our communion with Him obtains its peculiar quality. The devout man cannot be indifferent to doctrine, in the sense in which many modern preachers would have us be indifferent, any more than he can listen with equanimity [unmoved] to misrepresentations of an earthly friend. Our faith in God, despite all that is said, is indissolubly connected with what we think of Him." --J. Gresham Machen | ||||||
2 | Religion Unfounded on Theology? | Acts 19:8 | Ladyborg | 225750 | ||
Well-written! I completely agree, one's Salvation comes from both a heart knowledge AND a head knowledge, the two cannot be separated. If you go only by the former (the feelings), you reduce it to liver-quiver which leads to the constant need to FEEL something. On the other hand, if you have only head knowledge you have no relationship with Christ. Without head knowledge (knowing with the Scriptures say) you cannot be a Berean, i.e. a mature, discerning Christian telling Truth from falsehood. When you love someone you need to both spend time with him AND get to know him. The Scriptures reveal the One we love, His character and faithfulness on every single page. A mature Christian has a hunger to be in and with Him constantly. |
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