This is adapted from CARM (Christian Apologetic Research Ministry)
"The goal of our learning is two-fold. First, we learn so that we might accurately know the things that God has revealed to us. Second, we learn so that we can take what we know and apply it in our lives, and the lives of others. This means teaching people about Jesus. To this end, your theology must "put on sneakers." That is, it must get used. You see, you are not saved for the purpose of being a trophy that God sets up on a shelf, all polished and perfect, that is only admired and rarely touched. Instead, you are to be used, sent, molded, shaped, corrected, etc., so that God might be glorified in your life and His will be accomplished. Think of a trophy and a pair of dirty old sneakers. Which looks better? The trophy. Which is used more? The sneakers. God did not save you so that he could make a trophy out of view and set you on a shelf all perfect and proper, isolated from the world, untouched, and unblemished. Think of yourself more along the lines of a pair of sneakers that is lead through mud puddles, various sorts of crud, etc. Sneakers get used; trophies don't. Which do you want to be? I hope a pair of sneakers that get sent out into the mud and the crud, and that you are moved along different paths in life, as you help others find Jesus."
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I have been guilty of seeking to shine as a trophy of knowledge and boasting of her beauty, while others are putting on their shoes and daily taking up their cross.
Is it just me or have you felt this also? |
