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raefinlayEschatology??? I eschew eschatology! (It's the Left Behind drivel that did it. Left me cold)
And Reformed Theology... *shudders*
I think one of the reasons Christianity faces such opposition in free countries (aside from difficult questions and uncomfortable "truths," of course) is humanity's need to catalog everything. Any "systematic theology" is a way of shoving God into a human-sized box. Sure, it sounds good at first. It helps us see the text in a new way, deepens our understanding...and then many years later, we find we are worshipping at the feet of a doctrinal system, turning our hypocritical backs on the humanity we were meant to save.
We're such stupid sheep.
Based on the lj interests lists of those who share my more unusual interests, the interests suggestion meme thinks I might be interested in
1. eschatology score: 13
2. hermeneutics score: 12
3. calvinism score: 11
4. orthodoxy score: 11
5. monotheism score: 10
6. mesopotamia score: 9
7. predestination score: 9
8. christology score: 9
9. st. augustine score: 9
10. creationism score: 8
11. martin luther score: 8
12. babylon score: 8
13. specfic score: 7
14. arminianism score: 7
15. aramaic score: 7
16. f&sf score: 7
17. reformed theology score: 7
18. st. paul score: 7
19. scripture score: 7
20. john calvin score: 7
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And Reformed Theology... *shudders*
I think one of the reasons Christianity faces such opposition in free countries (aside from difficult questions and uncomfortable "truths," of course) is humanity's need to catalog everything. Any "systematic theology" is a way of shoving God into a human-sized box. Sure, it sounds good at first. It helps us see the text in a new way, deepens our understanding...and then many years later, we find we are worshipping at the feet of a doctrinal system, turning our hypocritical backs on the humanity we were meant to save.
We're such stupid sheep.
Based on the lj interests lists of those who share my more unusual interests, the interests suggestion meme thinks I might be interested in
1. eschatology score: 13
2. hermeneutics score: 12
3. calvinism score: 11
4. orthodoxy score: 11
5. monotheism score: 10
6. mesopotamia score: 9
7. predestination score: 9
8. christology score: 9
9. st. augustine score: 9
10. creationism score: 8
11. martin luther score: 8
12. babylon score: 8
13. specfic score: 7
14. arminianism score: 7
15. aramaic score: 7
16. f&sf score: 7
17. reformed theology score: 7
18. st. paul score: 7
19. scripture score: 7
20. john calvin score: 7
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Date: 2005-08-24 06:21 pm (UTC)I could say the Fantasy and Science Fiction part fits in perfectly with the rest.
One of my short stories is a Biblical re-telling. The last editor that saw it liked it but said it didn't have enough of a spec fic element. And I thought...Oh, then you must believe everything in the Bible is true!
*also smart-butt*
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Date: 2005-08-24 07:29 pm (UTC)Oops. I didn't mean to insinuate that it's always wrong to have beliefs... I'm not sure how to explain what I meant. Probably the closest way would be to say that proclaiming "This is what I believe, so everyone else must believe it too" is bad.
And I am fortunate enough to personally know no one who does that.
Wow. You may have just destroyed any hope I have of being productive today. I'm going to be mulling this over all night...
*loves philosophical discussions*