tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post114220231920096970..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: The gulf between means and endsBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1142214447676519752006-03-12T20:47:00.000-05:002006-03-12T20:47:00.000-05:00Hi Randy -- thanks for your honest question. Let m...Hi Randy -- thanks for your honest question. Let me try to answer:<BR/><BR/>Theology is not the same as faith in Christ -- rather, theology is the attempt to <I>understand</I> faith in Christ. So on the one hand, you certainly don't <I>need</I> theology in order to have faith. But on the other hand, your faith can be enriched through a deeper <I>understanding</I>. <BR/><BR/>Let me give one example: You can have faith in the death of Jesus without understanding much about it. But if you come to understand more deeply the <I>meaning</I> of Jesus' death, you may find that this has also deeply enriched your faith. In this case, theology hasn't <I>added</I> anything to your faith; it has simply given you a better <I>understanding</I> of your faith. In my own experience, theology has always been enriching in exactly this way.<BR/><BR/>I hope this answers your question!Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1142204094115213792006-03-12T17:54:00.000-05:002006-03-12T17:54:00.000-05:00Fascinating juxtaposition- Emil Brunner on one sid...Fascinating juxtaposition- Emil Brunner on one side and Brokeback Mountain on the other. Especially considering that Brunner saw homosexuality as "perversion". "The perversion of the divine relationship is especially recognizable in the perversion of the sexual relations". (Cf. his commentary on Romans, ch. 1 ad loc).Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698562143972216357noreply@blogger.com