Doctrine and the life of the church

TEST Post from older project

When a book is written on something like theosis or APSET it should begin with the premise that because God is faithful and true this is already active in your Christian life and in your congregation. The purpose of this book is to open that picture so that you can language this reality into your own Christian life and share it in your common life together.

So many of these books are built on the premise that whatever thing they are sharing has not been unearthed in your Christian life because you didn’t have the language. Whereas I would suggest they are already active in your church and common life because they promised by God but perhaps this book can help name and bring to surface those realities so that you can grow in them.

A lot of people think that the doctrines are the things themselves and if not worked out properly they don’t appear. But it seems to me the Christian life works the other way. God’s realities become manifest in our lives/communities/worlds and then we put words to those realities. If we use good words/concepts they can actually deepen these things and bring out further truths and devotions.