Post by bondservant on Nov 6, 2018 12:20:56 GMT -6
The Intellectuals & The Spirituals
Why would any believer be part of the mocking & ridicule?
The intellectual criticize the other side as “emotional”
Spirituals reject the other side as “dry” &”rigid”
Their difference have little to do with the Bible, and more to do with their personalities.
People who interpret the Bible intellectually tend to be melancholies or perfectionist.
People who experience the Bible tend to be more flexible.
It is easier to write books or teach apologetics than going to evangelize… or go abroad to do missions.
Acting INTELLECTUAL is SAFE. There is great comfort in intellect. They just rely on data.
It’s easier to talk about apologetics and theory than to deal with other cultures and evangelize
.
It is better to be spiritual and recognize Jesus than to be the defender of truth.
The Pharisee acted like the truth police yet did not recognize the Truth when He manifested in the flesh.
The truth police will be condemned.
Avoid being a Pharisee. They conspired with Judas to betray Jesus. They did not recognize God when He walked among them. Not all Pharisee’s missed Jesus. Nicodemus recognized Jesus as God but it was hard for him.
God loves both side. Paul wrote 2/3 of the New Testament Books and he was an intellectual as Saul.
Balance is the key. Balance is holy. The bush before Moses did not quench the fire and the fire did not consume the bush. It became "holy ground"
If we both stood on opposite sides of the Grand Canyon and painted a picture. Guess what? Neither of them would look the same yet it would still be the Grand Canyon. Truth is an absolute. There is always 3 sides to every story. yours, mine & the TRUTH.
We should all desire truth even if we are wrong.
Open-minded people embrace being wrong, are free of Illusions, don't mind what people think of them & question everything even themselves. I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.
John 4:23-24
You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship Him. 24 God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
Why would any believer be part of the mocking & ridicule?
The intellectual criticize the other side as “emotional”
Spirituals reject the other side as “dry” &”rigid”
Their difference have little to do with the Bible, and more to do with their personalities.
People who interpret the Bible intellectually tend to be melancholies or perfectionist.
People who experience the Bible tend to be more flexible.
It is easier to write books or teach apologetics than going to evangelize… or go abroad to do missions.
Acting INTELLECTUAL is SAFE. There is great comfort in intellect. They just rely on data.
It’s easier to talk about apologetics and theory than to deal with other cultures and evangelize
.
It is better to be spiritual and recognize Jesus than to be the defender of truth.
The Pharisee acted like the truth police yet did not recognize the Truth when He manifested in the flesh.
The truth police will be condemned.
Avoid being a Pharisee. They conspired with Judas to betray Jesus. They did not recognize God when He walked among them. Not all Pharisee’s missed Jesus. Nicodemus recognized Jesus as God but it was hard for him.
God loves both side. Paul wrote 2/3 of the New Testament Books and he was an intellectual as Saul.
Balance is the key. Balance is holy. The bush before Moses did not quench the fire and the fire did not consume the bush. It became "holy ground"
If we both stood on opposite sides of the Grand Canyon and painted a picture. Guess what? Neither of them would look the same yet it would still be the Grand Canyon. Truth is an absolute. There is always 3 sides to every story. yours, mine & the TRUTH.
We should all desire truth even if we are wrong.
Open-minded people embrace being wrong, are free of Illusions, don't mind what people think of them & question everything even themselves. I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.
John 4:23-24
You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship Him. 24 God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”