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Originally Posted by aron
But so be it. Our "experiences" are full of vacillations, away from reality. Look at Peter: one minute he was channeling the Father, next minute he was a vector for Satan's wiles. One minute he was walking across the water, the next minute he was drowning.
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The only thing that makes our lives real are the genuine experiences of Christ we have. Those are our connections with what is real. Sure we drift away from them, but that's not an indictment of them. Jesus said he is "the
life." He said he "came that we might have
life."
What is life but an experience? I mean, if you are going to try to sell me on the idea there is a better way to participate in life than to experience it then you're going to have tough time with that one. There is experience, and there is theory. Theory isn't bad, but it's not experience. Life was meant to be experienced, not just theorized about. And Christ is life.
Christ fills me with joy. He makes me want to jump and shout. I like that. So sue me. OBW might think his longsuffering "obedience" model is the best thing going. But if it was I'd be picking up from him that he wants to jump and shout, too. And we could do it together. But I don't get that from him, and haven't for a long time, sadly. All I pick up is grumpiness. He can think he's right all day if he wants, but if he can't even
pretend to be a happy Christian then I'm not interested in what he's peddling.