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theological liberalism

american spirituality

"American spirituality has glorified 'searching' for spiritual meaning but de-emphasized 'finding.' In other words, it is good to be looking for spirituality, but it is intolerant to actually believe you have found a right faith."
- Ed Stetzer, quoted in Kane County Chronicle

something I have been thinking about

Recently, I have been fighting legalism in my life. But through that I have come to realize that I threw out holiness. I am afraid I have stopped the strive to be set apart. I fell victim to the belief that all rules without clear reason behind them are stupid and should not be heeded. This is not true. I have been going through Ephesians with my Thursday night bible study group and there are plenty of points where God sets up rules that seem at times frivolous. There is always a time to ask questions. But there is also a time when God calls us to simply trust and obey even if we do not know why. I think that even as christians we can still use our freedom to enslave ourselves. (Galatians 5:1)

dissatisfied

I am so dissatisfied with my life right now. I have become someone who I am embarrassed of. I have become lazy, complacent, comfortable. I have always been struggling with things like laziness but right now I feel like it is engulfing me. And When I say I feel comfortable I mean that I am content with the way I live. I hate being content in some ways. I love being challenged. I feel like Christ has called me to live so much differently then I have been. There is a famous saying that says "God comforts the disturbed and disturbs the comfortable." I find myself being a part of the latter category. I miss being daily challenged with deep things about life and God. The days when I am not I don't feel like I have been really living. I have had days were I have wasted every moment of it doing things like playing computer games or aimlessly surfing the Internet. Now I the love Internet because I love being connected to the world and culture. I also love how I can stay up on what is happening in American Christianity through blogs. But I have not used this tool in moderation. I have been involved in the world of online computer gaming and I feel like that stuff just sucks your time away and leaving me feeling so empty. I feel like I have not been making wise use of my time (Ephesians 5:15-16)


"Awake, O sleeper,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you."
-Ephesians 5:14 ESV