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Life of Jesus
02.22.2008 by Tim Reed
You really can’t sum up the life of Jesus with the doctrine of active obedience. That might be part of it, I guess, but his life isn’t a mask for a doctrine. I’m at the point in my Christian life now where I really don’t want to hear doctrines about Jesus anymore. That doesn’t mean I don’t believe in them, as I understand the importance of the various orthodox dogmas. However, I feel like the stories in the Gospels themselves are far more important. I find myself more and more dealing with life by mentally referring to a Gospel (or sometimes OT) story than by referring to a doctrinal formulation.
February 23rd, 2008 at 2:19 pm
I would submit that we stretch the immutable doctrines/truths about the Incarnate Messiah while attempting to emulate the characteristics of His life and heart. It is true that some hold to doctrinal creeds at the expense of manifested deeds while others follow after deeds and render doctrine either irrelevant or unknowable.