Trading Systems - Religion Gets A Makeover
In Response to an article on Monday, February 14, 2005 in Neal's Nuze
Regarding An Author's Views of Religion
Hi Carol,
I agree with Walsh to a certain point, though he may have gone a little too far and made it a bit confusing. Religion, as he would agree, is an ORGANIZED SYSTEM, it's a SET OF RULES, and if one develops their relationship with the system, instead of the SOURCE of life and Truth, which is Christ, and cannot differentiate the System from the Source, then it becomes a barrier to reaching, developing relationship and submitting to the Source of all Truth. Religion should never be confused with tradition, though, and that's where I think the danger lies when we talk like this. A lot of people immediately assume, because it's fast becoming the "in" thing to bitch about organized religion, that religion and tradition are synonomous and our ultimate Christian duty is to get as far away from tradition as possible if we are truly to be free and discover God. This kind of thinking sets people on a war path toward what we commonly call secular humanism, or self-actualization, or any one of a number of New Age, "Answer-Lies-Within" philosophies on life. We become our own God, we write our own rules, we follower whatever feels right and good, we drift away from the Source due to our natural inclination toward pride that causes us to trust self above all others. There is something to be said for TRADITION. John Wesley thought so. R.E.S.T. or Reason , Emotion, Scripture, Tradition were some of his fundamentals. You could not and cannot have authentic faith without all of these working together. They maintain balance. Why Tradition? (And when I say tradition I don't mean sacraments, symbols, etc). Tradition is the testimony of the ages. It is the witness of the validity of Truth and the Christian Belief System that hundreds of thousands of searching, serious, and committed men and women of history have arrived at. It is the belief system that has been tested by time and serious questioning and proven itself to be fundamental to a righteous and effective and full life. Tradition only becomes tradition when it is proven over time. It must pass the litmus test of history and, therefore, it is one of the ultimate and most powerful testimonies to the Truth of Scripture. Anyhoo, your articles always get me going. I just had to think this one through. I think I'll save a draft. Hope y'all are doing well. Stay Focused,Joel Foster
Regarding An Author's Views of Religion
Hi Carol,
I agree with Walsh to a certain point, though he may have gone a little too far and made it a bit confusing. Religion, as he would agree, is an ORGANIZED SYSTEM, it's a SET OF RULES, and if one develops their relationship with the system, instead of the SOURCE of life and Truth, which is Christ, and cannot differentiate the System from the Source, then it becomes a barrier to reaching, developing relationship and submitting to the Source of all Truth. Religion should never be confused with tradition, though, and that's where I think the danger lies when we talk like this. A lot of people immediately assume, because it's fast becoming the "in" thing to bitch about organized religion, that religion and tradition are synonomous and our ultimate Christian duty is to get as far away from tradition as possible if we are truly to be free and discover God. This kind of thinking sets people on a war path toward what we commonly call secular humanism, or self-actualization, or any one of a number of New Age, "Answer-Lies-Within" philosophies on life. We become our own God, we write our own rules, we follower whatever feels right and good, we drift away from the Source due to our natural inclination toward pride that causes us to trust self above all others. There is something to be said for TRADITION. John Wesley thought so. R.E.S.T. or Reason , Emotion, Scripture, Tradition were some of his fundamentals. You could not and cannot have authentic faith without all of these working together. They maintain balance. Why Tradition? (And when I say tradition I don't mean sacraments, symbols, etc). Tradition is the testimony of the ages. It is the witness of the validity of Truth and the Christian Belief System that hundreds of thousands of searching, serious, and committed men and women of history have arrived at. It is the belief system that has been tested by time and serious questioning and proven itself to be fundamental to a righteous and effective and full life. Tradition only becomes tradition when it is proven over time. It must pass the litmus test of history and, therefore, it is one of the ultimate and most powerful testimonies to the Truth of Scripture. Anyhoo, your articles always get me going. I just had to think this one through. I think I'll save a draft. Hope y'all are doing well. Stay Focused,Joel Foster
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