Wishlist, 3 New Things, 5 Things I don't know
a.
Well, I was very sad to not be included in my Church's secret santa this year. But I saw their wishlists online, and thought I could at least create my own list. So, here is list #1, this will give you guys lots of time to order and wrap it so I can receive it next year.
b.
Three things I have started getting into recently:
- Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches - good times
- Professional Wrestling - well, I liked wrestling before, but it is more of a rediscovery. Good times.
- Most embarassing... I have started reading the Harry Potter books. That is all I will say about that.
c.
Five things I'm not sure about but would like to know more about:
1. Definite/Limited Atonement - This is the "L" in the infamous Calvinist "TULIP". Its also probably the most misunderstood of the five. I'm not sure where I stand.
2. The role of psychology in Church counselling - Well, I have had my beef with psychology, especially after it nearly bored me to death in my first year of university. Can we be reconciled and maybe even have a profitable relationship? I don't think I would be the kind to say that we can't learn anything from psychology, or that its all a fraud, but hasn't the Church had all it needs to battle against sin and hurt before psychology? Can psychology add something that the Bible and the Holy Spirit can't supply? I'm still not sure.
3. The role of the believer in the battle against poverty
4. The process of becoming born again - is it in stages? Can someone almost have saving faith? How can someone be almost regenerate? Can someone be further down the "process" of being a "seeker"?
5. Do I really know what it means to be filled with the Spirit?
If I knew what to think about these five issues, I'd be helped a lot. However, so much research and meditation and Holy Living from past and present saints is available to us. I have strong confidence that though I don't know right now, I can find answers.
Well, I was very sad to not be included in my Church's secret santa this year. But I saw their wishlists online, and thought I could at least create my own list. So, here is list #1, this will give you guys lots of time to order and wrap it so I can receive it next year.
b.
Three things I have started getting into recently:
- Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches - good times
- Professional Wrestling - well, I liked wrestling before, but it is more of a rediscovery. Good times.
- Most embarassing... I have started reading the Harry Potter books. That is all I will say about that.
c.
Five things I'm not sure about but would like to know more about:
1. Definite/Limited Atonement - This is the "L" in the infamous Calvinist "TULIP". Its also probably the most misunderstood of the five. I'm not sure where I stand.
2. The role of psychology in Church counselling - Well, I have had my beef with psychology, especially after it nearly bored me to death in my first year of university. Can we be reconciled and maybe even have a profitable relationship? I don't think I would be the kind to say that we can't learn anything from psychology, or that its all a fraud, but hasn't the Church had all it needs to battle against sin and hurt before psychology? Can psychology add something that the Bible and the Holy Spirit can't supply? I'm still not sure.
3. The role of the believer in the battle against poverty
4. The process of becoming born again - is it in stages? Can someone almost have saving faith? How can someone be almost regenerate? Can someone be further down the "process" of being a "seeker"?
5. Do I really know what it means to be filled with the Spirit?
If I knew what to think about these five issues, I'd be helped a lot. However, so much research and meditation and Holy Living from past and present saints is available to us. I have strong confidence that though I don't know right now, I can find answers.
posted by Adam @ 3:23 AM
7 Comments:
At 6:25 AM,
merradoc said…
LOVE HARRY POTTER!!!!!! I APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH MORE NOW!!!!! I DO MEAN TO WRITE THIS IN CAPITALS!!! SO EXCITED! (that you now admit to reading Harry Potter in public spheres).
Just wait until you meet Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I think you will enjoy her character alot. Or not at all. One or the other. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_Lovegood
At 12:31 PM,
Anonymous said…
Interesting thoughts. I'm reading a book about the fear of man and it has an interesting mix of clinical psychology and theology.
I think that if you can base your psychology first on proper theology, it definitely has a role to play. E.g., you need to understand theologically what it means to be made in the image of God and how we're supposed to live; how people's sin creates guilt, shame and fear; how the Gospel is the solution to those things; how the Bible tells us to work towards wholeness and forgiveness and recovery, etc.
As long as you're rooted first on Truth, psychology can be enormously helpful for providing additional colour and insights as to why we act in certain ways (e.g., unmet needs, coping mechanisms, addictions, etc.).
Rather than saying the Bible is lacking or that psychology has something that the Holy Spirit can't offer, I'd say that biblically-grounded psychology is an extension of godly wisdom (understanding why people act the way they do, how God tells us we should act, what the disconnects are, etc.) and works in tandem with the Word and the Spirit.
At 3:17 PM,
dave said…
Maybe i don't really understand limited atonement, but after accepting the doctrines of grace, i had no problem whatsoever believing limited atonement, or believing what i think it means. That is that Christ's death only atoned for the sins of those that would repent and believe, the elect. If it was any other way, then wouldn't that be universalism?
At 6:56 PM,
Anonymous said…
I think somehow Meredith reminds me of Luna Lovegood....I mean that in the best way possible o'.'o
At 6:47 PM,
Peter Eddy said…
I haven't read any of this yet, but at 9 Marks, there's a big position paper on poverty and the poor, titled, "What Does Scripture Say About the Poor?". Maybe you'd find it helpful.
It's not written by Dever, but he probably had a hand in it since it was written by a guy (Steve Boyer) and the CHBC elders.
When I look through it I will give you feedback.
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