The gospel of Jesus was genius...That a fisherman could put down his nets and follow Him, yet an educated religous man doesn't find it boring, too little to go on....
It's simple, yet massive. You don't need a degree, you don't need massive vocabulary, you just need to drop your nets and follow Him. Yet the journey is never boring.
Don't get me wrong though...it's tough...but the path is simple. Narrow...but in a way,
simple.
Have I missed something? All i know is that the only thing that gets me through day to day, is Christ.
Christ crucified
Christ risen
Christ will come again
Paul, this educated religious nut gone Jesus follower says 'we preach Christ crucified'. What would things look like if we lived and preached 'Christ crucified'? What about Christ risen? What would it look like if we lived 'Christ will come again'?
The fisherman, Peter, says 'repent and turn to God'. Do we keep missing the simple genius of God's plan because we've got our backs turned to Him?
I've been wondering, while sitting in uni lectures, what would Jesus say if He walked down the stairs of the lecture room at the second coming and found me on my backside studying geobiology? hmmm...
I want to get back to the simple...the Christ crucified...I'm going to keep turning to keep turning to God.
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good thoughts rob. keep it this way.
remember the pharisees were criticised for over-intellectualising their faith. yes, there are complicated aspects (predestination anyone?) but the core is so stunningly simple and beautiful that i think it's so often overlooked....
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