Friends,
‘The world of earth is one great scene of spiritual strain and anguish, whose moans would drown the music of the morning stars, if there were not eternity to unfold the mystery, and to reveal that at the heart of it all there is ineffable and infinite love’. – James Baldwin Brown, The Doctrine of Annihilation in the Light of the Gospel of Love (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1875), 66.
I thought perhaps we could all use a bit of encouragement today.
HT: Jason Goroncy
jerry
We’re not mystics! Everything we believe is completely explainable and can be easily rationalized. For goodness sake, it’s all written down so our faith can be read like a textbook. Who are all these crazy christians that believe our faith can best experienced in living in the mystical realities of this world. I mean, who would think this is mystical at all:
* The sovereign God sent His son to the planet to live a perfect life as completely man and completely divine
* God has His son killed as atonement for the sins of every man to come
* Anyone who receives Jesus, to those who believe in his name, they can become children of the divine. They can become heirs to this divine kingdom. (did I forget to mention that there was a divine kingdom that is continually expanding)
* Those who receive Jesus are born-again and will not suffer eternal punishment in a Lake of Fire. However, they will live forever and receive the Holy Spirit.
* The Holy Spirit is a person that lives inside of them, and speaks to them. Thru this person that speaks them, they can overcome sin, live with power and courage, and perform miracles.
* I forgot to mention that those with the Holy Spirit have a divine connection with God that allows them to speak directly with him, thru Jesus, anytime they want. AND, God speaks back to them
Na — there’s noting mystical about that, is there? All rational, everyday stuff.
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