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To know God their must be a balance of head and
heart knowledge. The head knowledge tells us what we are called to do, but
the heart knowledge gives us the strength and conviction to actually do it.
In our darkest and most trying times in life, we don't need to know about a
father in heaven in our minds, we need to feel our heavenly Father in our
hearts. People don't need to hear about a philosophy of God's love, they
need to actually feel God's love in their hearts. People don't need anymore
books about the lives of saints, they need people driven by a Holy Spirit
filled heart who act like saints. People also don't need opinions, people
need the truth. There are thousands of feel good opinions that lead to
nothing but complacency. Too many people feel that their words are
revelation, when a little bit of study would have shown them that revelation
ended with the death of the last apostle.
There is a famous parable of a Pharisee and a
tax collector. In some ways we are called to occupy both roles. We are
called to have the conviction to confidently stand on the truths of our
doctrine, but the humility to realize our nothingness and that the God we
serve is bigger than the theology or doctrine upon which we stand. The bible
tells us that the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, waiting for
someone to devour. His job is to divide and conquer the church. For a long
time he has been doing just that. We have been divided within the church in
numerous ways, and while we have been fighting amongst ourselves we have
lost sight of the true war, which is much bigger than our ego driven
battles.
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