Welcome to Every Thought Captive, I’m Phil Steiger.
In the latest edition of Time, columnist Andrew Sullivan writes on faith and belief in an article titled, “When not seeing is believing.” Part of what he asserts is that a superior religious belief is not about doctrines or creeds, but just behavior. He says, “practice is more important than theory,” and, “love is more important than law.” Now don’t get me wrong, a mature Christian life will reflect the kinds of behavior that are pleasing to God. We are saved to do His good works.
But upon further reflection, we discover that St. Paul and Sullivan have a sharp disagreement. Paul, in several places, stressed the importance of teaching true and sound doctrine and that those who did not needed to be corrected. Paul gave no room in the church of Jesus Christ for just any old, feel-good religious belief. For Paul, it was the theory of Christianity that gave rise to the right practice and the law of God that gave rise to the love of God.
This has been Every Thought Captive, a Christian worldview minute sponsored by Quail Lake Community Church. For more information, please visit quaillake.org.
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