Tuesday, September 9, 2008
You Don't Understand God.
A friend of mind was told this when she was pointing out the errors in the book, The Shack. That really bothered my friend but it really shows the arrogance of some people. She was basically told that if you don't agree with me then you are wrong. None of us can claim to really understand God. We get to know more about His character as we study his word not some novel. As we study the Tabernacle we begin to understand how God deals with man with regards to redemption. I don't agree with everything Rick Warren says but I do agree with him when he told his congregation that some places his theology is wrong. After a few moments of stunned silence he added that it would be arrogant to think otherwise. Then he said that when he knew where he was wrong he would change. Do you understand God by reading the Shack? No! Do you begin to understand God by studying His Word? Yes! Why do people think that the writings of man are more instructive than the writings of God?
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It is a very sad day that people would rather get information about God from second-hand sources rather than from God himself. Can you imagine wanting to get information about your wife from your children rather than knowing your wife yourself? What does this say about our Christianity? Are we more comfortable with "priests" (the post-modern types who write books) who can mediate God to us rather than knowing God through the One mediator, the Lord Jesus Christ?
I have been burdened lately that we are living in Canaan again and buying our books at Canaanite books stores (to quote Mohler). We must keep the Word of God central. We need to know the Gospel well.
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