Sally Quinn’s Heap of Faith

Jeeze, it’s hard to say which is the bigger theological airhead, Dealy or Quinn. “The Obamas should worship at whatever church they like.”

Just what is that supposed to mean? If some church/religion has a “theology” you agree with and has nice BBQ’s after services on Sunday you’re on board?

This sort of, “Reformed New Age Attitude” is, sadly, prevalent.

Throwing up our hands and essentially saying. “Hey, what’s the diff? No one can know the mind or purpose of God. So let’s just go to a church that welcomes everyone, is not judgmental, and where everyone gets a ticket to the promised land no matter what they think, say or do.”

Well, if you’re one of the millions who think that way then you have reduced God’s Reality to conform to your personal lights and perceptions - You have made God in your image - a false creation of your beliefs and ideals.

It is important to understand that God is Absolute and Eternal Truth, Morality and Justice. He is not “progressive”... His will is not subjective or relative. He is the bedrock of this created dimension of time, space and matter .

This is where most folks say, “But we can’t understand the will or mind of God. So we have to steer by our own ideals and beliefs and if that means joining a church or religion where our friends go or that’s conveniently located that’s OK.”

Somehow I think God wants you to put a little more mental effort into finding and understanding His will... At least as much as say, deciding on an investment strategy, buying a home or picking out a puppy.

Now, only continue reading if you have at least got to the point where you don’t buy the idea of a self creating rock which is, auto detonating, organizing through happenstance and spontaneously animating into the complex web of life. I mean, if you returned to your car in a parking lot and instead found a fireman standing over a smoking hole where you left your car, and said, “Hey, what happened to my car?”

Fireman looks up from his report and says, “Big Bang,” Are you buyin’ it? And, if you’re not buyin’ it as an explanation for your missing Chevy, I wouldn’t suppose you’d buy it for the creation of the universe - But I could be wrong.

Besides, God could use a Big Band to create as well as a self creating rock could.

So, if you’re not a closed minded Dawkins/Hitchens, atheist type, here are a couple of steps you should take - I’m not gonna do the heavy lifting for you - Just nailin’ up a couple of signposts;

1. God is real and not subject to your personal ideas or perceptions.

2. God wants you to know Him.

3. God needs an interface system.

4. Needed to send someone who understands us and what it means to be human (pain, love, anger, loss - all that), but also needs to be aware and in sync with Him.

5. He has to let us know what He expects of us, yet still allow us our free will.

6. This messenger would need to establish a Church and give unto it the Keys to the Kingdom.

7. The members of the Church willingly and peacefully died horrible deaths in order to plant the seeds of His Truth which eventually toppled the greatest power on earth. Not through the martyrdom of killing, but through the martyrdom of dying a holy and purposeful death.

8. Find a religion/theology founded by the only being who ever claimed to be the Son of God. Stay with the roots and traditions of the Church he founded.

9. Accept that the Church is made of men and so is not perfect in some matters that do not pertain to the words and truth of God.

10. Do not accept the proposition that we can not know the mind or will of God or that all theology , all religions are equal - Therefore relative, subjective, and so, ultimately meaningless. Accept the existence of Absolute Truth and that it is knowable... Then discipline your mind to begin the real work of conforming your will to His.

One final thought - It’s not about having faith who your father is - It’s about knowing who your Father is...

R.L. Schaefer of CA 1:16PM November 25, 2008