Fantastic work! I will be recommending this to friends in the future.
Knowledge does not ultimately conflict with faith, but it is also not the same thing as faith. The minute we prove our faith to be correct, we lose it, because faith has become replaced by knowledge.
I often wonder the same. It seems that trust functions differently than knowledge, and that it is really trust that completes our knowledge - it comprehends what we apprehend.
Awesome as usual Ross! Thank you for pointing to this Scripture. You not only clarified what could, at a glance, trouble a reader of the passage. You showed how this passage is a reflection of our growth and sanctification. It’s a lifelong process that’s not always easy but is full of Joy when embraced in Truth! I hope you share your insight with many, many people.
Strangely, I was just reminded of a Christian YouTuber who does construction (not deconstruction 😀). He builds homes. He stated that he disagrees with the modern notion of working smarter and not harder because it implies that there is something wrong with hard work. He works hard and enjoys the hard work. He’s also smart and spiritually deep.
There is great value in the tension and hard work when it comes to the physical, mental and spiritual. Yes, God could make it all easy for us, and for Himself. But then we would be physical, mental and spiritual weaklings. I don’t want that for my children and don’t believe God wants that for His.
Anyway, I’m just thinking out loud. But, is deconstruction somewhat the easy way out? When we remodeled our home, I took part in a lot of the demolition(deconstruction). As I watched the construction workers rebuild the home, I realized that the construction was way more difficult, time consuming and important than what I had done. Sure I felt real macho tearing it all down but was humbled when I saw what it took to put it all together. They built something that will last for decades. The work I did is in the dump.
Sorry John, I somehow missed this comment. You're the best. Love the image of actual construction versus deconstruction and agree that sometimes "working smarter" is not better than working harder. It is certainly much easier to take things apart than it is to put them back together, and we in the modern world of constant innovation do well to remember this fact! Thanks for your thoughtful comments as always.
I've heard of the partial-healed-man as someone who was given a moment to see the Kingdom as-it-is. That the trees he saw walking were actual, in some way, as a reference to the "oaks of righteousness" in Isaiah 61.
Amongst who else shall birds dwell than upon that which is in our midst? Are we, temples of the Holy Spirit, somehow the kingdom of God, too?
Fantastic work! I will be recommending this to friends in the future.
Knowledge does not ultimately conflict with faith, but it is also not the same thing as faith. The minute we prove our faith to be correct, we lose it, because faith has become replaced by knowledge.
I often wonder the same. It seems that trust functions differently than knowledge, and that it is really trust that completes our knowledge - it comprehends what we apprehend.
Very well said!
Great point!
So glad it was helpful! Thanks man. Well said.
Awesome as usual Ross! Thank you for pointing to this Scripture. You not only clarified what could, at a glance, trouble a reader of the passage. You showed how this passage is a reflection of our growth and sanctification. It’s a lifelong process that’s not always easy but is full of Joy when embraced in Truth! I hope you share your insight with many, many people.
Strangely, I was just reminded of a Christian YouTuber who does construction (not deconstruction 😀). He builds homes. He stated that he disagrees with the modern notion of working smarter and not harder because it implies that there is something wrong with hard work. He works hard and enjoys the hard work. He’s also smart and spiritually deep.
There is great value in the tension and hard work when it comes to the physical, mental and spiritual. Yes, God could make it all easy for us, and for Himself. But then we would be physical, mental and spiritual weaklings. I don’t want that for my children and don’t believe God wants that for His.
Anyway, I’m just thinking out loud. But, is deconstruction somewhat the easy way out? When we remodeled our home, I took part in a lot of the demolition(deconstruction). As I watched the construction workers rebuild the home, I realized that the construction was way more difficult, time consuming and important than what I had done. Sure I felt real macho tearing it all down but was humbled when I saw what it took to put it all together. They built something that will last for decades. The work I did is in the dump.
Anyway, thanks Ross! You’re writing inspires me!
Sorry John, I somehow missed this comment. You're the best. Love the image of actual construction versus deconstruction and agree that sometimes "working smarter" is not better than working harder. It is certainly much easier to take things apart than it is to put them back together, and we in the modern world of constant innovation do well to remember this fact! Thanks for your thoughtful comments as always.
I've heard of the partial-healed-man as someone who was given a moment to see the Kingdom as-it-is. That the trees he saw walking were actual, in some way, as a reference to the "oaks of righteousness" in Isaiah 61.
Amongst who else shall birds dwell than upon that which is in our midst? Are we, temples of the Holy Spirit, somehow the kingdom of God, too?
Beautiful! Yes, I have heard similar. I like that thought. “The kingdom of God is within you.”