Posted By: Clive PricePosted On: 18:13:52 17th Sep 2008
My trusty old 2CV needed a good service. So my faithful, Spirit-filled, classic car mechanic Simon messed about with the guts of the engine and got the cylinders firing properly - both of them! Now the car runs like a ferret shot from a cannon.
Sometimes we need a good old service, to make sure we're firing on both cylinders - heart and mind. So we have just started a mini-theology course in our housegroup. We charismatic, aromatic, evangelical, protestant believers are very good at the old 'heart' stuff. We have a very touchy-feely faith. But we need to work on the mind as well.
That same principle could be applied to our worship. What are we doing to make sure there's plenty of content for the mind? Are we using songs, hymns and liturgy that make us think? After a good tune-up, we're sure to notice the difference.
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 | An extra footnote...I am not saying we should have everything worked out, as if God could be condensed into a theological formula. But at least we should all get on the main road of thinking through our faith. And at the end of all our discussions and debates, there will be times when, as the great hymn says, 'let all mortal flesh keep silence'.
Posted by: Clive Price
15:53:31 23rd Sep 2008 |
 | I have more questions now, than I did twenty years ago. The older I get, the more mysterious my creator becomes. Blessed are they who do not have it all figured out, for they will keep seeking. (Noel's International Version)
Anyone else feel the same way?
Posted by: Noel Richards
09:41:48 18th Sep 2008 |
| Yes, completely. What makes a good theologian is not someone who knows all the right answers, but someone who knows all the right questions. But we live in a church culture that doesn't like us to do that. Some say, 'You must not question the Lord's anointed'. I say we should question until we see the cracks. The truth will be liberating!
Posted by: Clive Price
03:52:09 18th Sep 2008 |
| ! Corinthians 14:15 says this: So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.
I think you have raised an important point. Let's allow God to stretch our minds and understanding, as well as our hearts.....
Posted by: Noel Richards
03:15:01 18th Sep 2008 |
