[Discoveries] 08-01-07 True theology will follow

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver 
between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal is 
God, follow him." But the people said nothing. -- 1 Kings 18:21*/

There is a limit to what theology can do. Nobody in his right mind is 
going to give away his life for a creed. Nobody is going to die for a 
doctrinal statement.

The people said nothing. On one hand they have King Ahab and Queen 
Jezebel. They have made it politically incorrect to follow the LORD. No, 
they've made it downright dangerous to follow the LORD. Follow Him and 
you might die. On the other hand, they have Elijah who seems be running 
this show, who is following the LORD, and who is claiming that Baal is 
phony baloney.

Not enough data. Any choice was risky. Better play it cool. -- This was 
how they were thinking.

God knew this. He knew that reclaiming His place in their lives would 
require them to experience God in a fresh new way. And He was ready.

This is one of the reasons, by the way, that God allows Christians to 
suffer for their faith. Most people can't relate to a picture of a Jesus 
on a cross, an event removed by 2,000 years. But they do understand a 
neighbor, a coworker, a family member who suffers for Christ and by so 
doing extends to them the depth of God's love for them.

God invites us to taste and see that He is good. He wants to meet us in 
the realm of our experience. As we shall see in a few verses, when we 
experience the real God, true theology will follow.

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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