Sophistry in the Church and contemporary Christianity is a major issue, far greater than most people realize. What is it, and how do I as an individual deal with it?
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Sophistry in the Church and contemporary Christianity is a major issue, far greater than most people realize. What is it, and how do I as an individual deal with it?
When people who appear to have been sincere Christians did things that were incompatible with the teachings of Jesus Christ, they often did so as a result of being led by the culture of the day, rather than by the teachings of Christ. This is why it is so vital to distinguish between a false, culture-led Christianity and an authentic, culturally-relevant, Christ-led Christianity.
There is a very real war within each human being to subjugate the essence of who you really are. We need to understand this internal war and how to win it. The stakes are enormous, going to the heart of what you are as a human being.
We unconsciously evaluate everything through our own secular and theological cultural immersion and we are utterly unaware of it. Consequently, it will affect how we interpret the Bible and the sort of God we find acceptable.
When you begin to conceive of a magnitude of beauty so powerful that the universe itself is unable to contain it, you have taken the first tiny step toward understanding who and what God is. Then do the same for justice, joy, music, love, purity, and every perfect gift. Then imagine a being who transcends time.
This may be different from other articles on racism. I have found a solution, but it will cost you everything and take the rest of your life—-but the rewards are unimaginable.