Baptizing Our Imaginations in the Basin
As Christians, we give much time to consider how we might restructure our thoughts. This is appropriate, since God speaks to us through our understanding and calls us to use our minds to exert self-control over our fallen intuitions (Eph. 4:17-24). And in so doing, we refuse to conform to the fallen culture around us. But if we address only the intellect and neglect the imagination, we’ll redirect our thinking only to leave our...
Desire: A Missing Link In Our Theology
What happens when right beliefs don’t lead to right behavior? Using New Testament language, we might simply call this “hypocrisy.” In my previous essay, I addressed the problems with separating theology (doctrine) from ethics (practice). Because these two belong together biblically, effectively divorcing them renders Christianity incoherent. They flow in and out of one another. Once we accept this, it is only reasonable to ask, “Why...
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