Definition of "Mysticism":Mysticism looks for truth within. You come to know God through your subjective experiences rather than His objective revelation. This is what I feel is true. The Scriptures are objective truth. They stand unchanging. My feelings change. My personal convictions have been altered. But the Word of God does not change.
Andy wrote:
You come to know God through your subjective experiences rather than His objective revelation.
_________________Jeff Marshalek
Hi servant_andy,My question is:Is it not possible to hold a form of Christian mysticism where we know God through our subjective experiences [i]in light of[/i] the objective revelation of God? I do not question the primacy of the objective truth of God over the subjective. But can we really say we [i]know[/i] God when we simply have the doctrine but not the experience? Must Christian mysticism be defined by an [i]either-or[/i] logic?I appreciate Jeff's (rookie) comment, "made real by the power of Jesus Christ revealing himself to us." Jesus, the Logos, the Truth, is made real in our experiences. There is an experiential side to the Truth.Sam
_________________Sam
servant_andy wrote:You come to know God through your subjective experiences rather than His objective revelation. This is what I feel is true. The Scriptures are objective truth. They stand unchanging.
_________________a Jesus freak