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Originally Posted by Jo S
StG, it isn't a matter of finding proper balance. Mysticism and Christianity are antithetical to each other. These are two different spirits at work. It's not the same spirit + or - scriptural understanding. You can't have the Holy Spirit and not understand scripture and you can't understand scripture without the Holy Spirit.
Kabbalism (or Jewish mysticism) was wrought out of this same situation we find in today within a large part of Christendom.
The mystic Jews separated themselves from traditional Judaism because they viewed the other side as being too "scholarly" meaning overly focused on the academic study of scriptures rather than the experience of the spiritual realm. But the truth was that they were divided against each other because both sides rejected their savior.
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Just to be clear, this is your definition, right?
Quote from two previous posts:
By that definition, someone could label all Christians as mystics, as we practice faith in the unseen. I've asked the question twice regarding whether all Christians could be labeled as mystics on account of believing in the unseen One, but I haven't seen where you've replied directly to this.
We can categorize all believers into this box or that definition . . . to me that doesn't promote fellowship and labeling some Christian Mystics seems a bit of tilting at windmills. Sure, if you can demonstrate that someone is all "about the spirit without any regard for the word," then I might say that yes, that is an unhealthy mysticism.
Does that make sense?