Too often, I think, we desire a Savior who, after assuring us of eternal lie, leaves us alone until our next crisis. We want Him to comfort us but never convict us; we desire Him to heal us but not inhabit us. We want the Holy Spirit to help us obtain the “American dream.” Yet what we have is a Holy Spirit who, instead, seeks to give us the dream of God:
man living in the image of Christ (see Genesis 1:26).—
This Day We Fight!, page 112 (emphasis original)
<idle musing>
That's the final post from the book. As I've repeatedly said:
Disclaimer: This book is full of bad theology and American Exceptionalism. I don't recommend it at all! It was written shortly after 9/11/2001 and reflects the reigning sentiments of that time (when the church failed dramatically to stand up for peace and reconciliation, sadly).
That being said, as you can see, there is some gold among the dross : )
</idle musing>
No comments:
Post a Comment