Vulnerable God (Christian worldview)
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Some things I have found helpful in understanding the paradox between a powerful yet vulnerable God.
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Vulnerable God (Christian worldview)
- 1. “The unexamined life is not worth living.” -Socrates
- 3. What we feel & think. What we don’t realise we think Heart = Subconscious Romans 12 These mis-beliefs LIE below the surface.
- 4. Truth requires context. Without context scripture can become a lie that binds you. Lie that looks like truth Truth Truth Truth
- 10. Tree of LIFE Tree of the knowledge of good and evil
- 11. FAIL…
- 12. For love to be love, it must first be open the possibility of rejection. For desire to be desire there must first be a need. To be in love, means to be in a vulnerable position.
- 13. THE PARADOX An almighty huge all powerful God… Who also stands powerless and vulnerable.
- 15. My old Lies • I am unwanted. • He just tolerates me. • His love is just an ‘everybody’ Love not a specific ‘Joel’ love. • He is unmoved by me. • He doesn’t need me. The Truth • He desires me so much that He died for me. • My love for Him is unique. Without it he is lonely for my company. • He misses me and is hurt when I am hurt. • He will not die without me but He would rather die and be with me.
- 16. To love God and others, which is our greatest calling… …pursue understanding of His love for you. Don’t just try harder to be a better Christian. Don’t just try harder to love people. Don’t just try harder to love God. Don’t settle for a head faith that doesn’t feel true also. (You can start there but don’t stay.) PURSUE HIS LOVE
Notas do Editor
- I am Joel and this is my Testimony.Counselling & Training – Journey started out of frustration – Life wasn’t working.Heard David Riddell talk – inspired my philosophising/reflecting.Iceburg ->
- Heard David Riddell talk – inspired my philosophising/reflecting.Iceberg – Romans 12.Matthew 12.34…out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.Prov 4.23Above all else guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.Keep your heart with all diligence for out of it spring the issues of life.Context ->
- ½ by 3yrs.Context.What did I learn about the nature of God by the time I was 3? What my family taught me:UnwantedUnreliableUnmovableWhat have you learnt?Living Wisdom taught me I needed to renew my mind. Reflect. Give up my old beliefs about God and replace them with new. So I got counselling, did Living Wisdom, and then read the Bible – from the start, and this is what I found.Renewing my Concept of God ->
- Powerful – create would with a word, smite, flood, earthquake.Vulnerable – cross, baby, rejection, moved by us! Gen 6.6 “…and it grieved Him at his heart.EG’s of those who moved God’s heart or changed His mind.Moses – Exo 32.14 – “Then the Lord changed His mind…”Abraham to save Sodom and Gomorrah.Jonah w Ninivah
- Personal SummaryGive up old beliefs and replace with new.I didn’t have a full picture of God.‘We love (him, others) because He first loved us.’ ‘…whom who has not seen cannot love God, whom he has not seen.’