A quick thought...
"Is it not far easier to be an earnest Christian if you confine your attention to the Bible an
d not risk being led astray by the thought of the world? Shut yourself up in an intellectual monastery, you will find it easier to be a Christian, just as it is easier to be a good soldier in comfortable winter quarters than it is on a field of battle. You save yourself - but the Lords enemies remain in possession of the field." - J. Gresham Machen
d not risk being led astray by the thought of the world? Shut yourself up in an intellectual monastery, you will find it easier to be a Christian, just as it is easier to be a good soldier in comfortable winter quarters than it is on a field of battle. You save yourself - but the Lords enemies remain in possession of the field." - J. Gresham Machen
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I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. Ps 199:99
I had in mind the tendency of people like me who are studiers to seclude ourselves and become lost in conceptual learning to the exclusion of the hard work of living in Christian community which would require us to actually do the things we study. We can easily become like art, or theater, or book critics - who have never actually been artists, technicians, or writers. Or like the "balconeers" J.I. Packer refers to in the preface of his classic, Knowing God. We look on and evaluate what we see, but never enter into the fray ourselves.
Oh, which reminds me, I follow a great blog written by a fellow from a different theological perspective from either one of ours, but who is consistently challenging and has a great heart for the Christ and the church. I think you might enjoy it. You can check it out here: http://ceruleansanctum.com/