Gotta Be Honest...
The Limits of Jesus in His Church By: Sun Warrior (19 replies) 24 June, 2006 - 19:10
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- Samlcarr,
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Gotta Be Honest...
I cannot even comprehend the Christianity that you’re describing and assuming I adhere to…
Of course God does not create inert matter. There is no such thing. All things are in motion. To be inert is to be dead, and all things echo and resonate the Creator. But I don’t understand why that gives you license to go wandering off into this nebulous, ethereal, Underhill-esque mysticism.
You’re asking us to abandon what the Bible says about the spiritual world and adopt some kind of mystical, ascetic pantheism (or at the very least panentheism) that far exceeds what God has given us. It seems like you think the church has imposed some kind of universal limitation, as if “the church” has the authority to do that. Certain hierarchal churches might try to do that, but in reality they are only deluding themselves.
Yes, modernism has blinded us to the immaterial, but a faithful student of God’s Word knows that is foolishness. There are forces in creation that are greater than natural laws and science. Things happen in our world that are not in anyway quantifiable by human knowledge or experience. But as I’ve said already, their existence does not give us license to wander around and worship creation more than the creator - this is expressly forbidden in Romans 1.
But since it is clear from your statements that your “faith” is not defined by the Bible but by your desire to experience the spiritual world, I don’t expect you to accept that.