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Would God hold us accountable for our BELIEFS?
I had a conversation with someone yesterday that was in every way enjoyable- he and I disagree about much, but don't focus too much on that too much when we talk. However, one comment my friend made was something like: "We really don't know why we believe what we believe- our beliefs are really due to influences and factors way beyond our control. Things work on us and take us places and we don't even know that they are doing it... So the idea that anyone would hold us responsible for what we BELIEVE is silly." I suspect that at the heart of this comment was a desire to move away from the idea that there's anything I have to believe in order to be made right with God- that God would judge us by what we believe. My answer was that I'm with him on the influence part- it's very true that our beliefs are more inherited than we would like to think. Sometimes we parrot our parent's politics, sometimes we consciously oppose them- but either way, our politics (in this example) are due largely to someone elses. However- we also make very conscious choices about what we'll believe....
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It was 7 years ago today...
7 years ago today I woke up in a state of anxiety, sure I had to get a ton of resumés out ASAP. By the end of that day, I went to bed in a state of excitement, sure we were supposed to plant a church. I knew my time at the Big Church was coming to an end, but I had no idea of what came next. The relevant data facts were- 1. We had just bought a house 2. We had just gotten pregnant 3. I was pretty sure I wouldn't "fit" in most mainstream churches anymore. So when I was told we'd be making a "transition" in terms of my job at the Big Church, I knew something had to happen- I just didn't know what. I had a friend who had a job for me as a children's pastor- No... definitely not me (especially since at the time our child was -7 months old). A lot of churches were "interested"... but none were pulling the trigger, and even if they did, I was highly ambivalent about their style/paradigm of doing church. God was definitely telling me that He wanted me back in pastoral ministry, but He...
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