Quotes from my current reading
I am reading a great book by Donald Fairbairn called Life in the Trinity which is well worth your time. Here are a couple of quotes from Ch. 1:
“Assuming the authority of Scripture is in many ways a greater act of submission to God than seeking to demonstrate the Bible’s uniqueness and accuracy.”
(In response to the question “Do you believe in the doctrine of justification by faith?”) – “The correct answer to the question should be a qualified no, because Christians do not believe in the doctrine of justification by faith per se, but rather in God alone who has justified us through faith.”
“I am convinced that part of the reason we tend to regard theology, doctrine, as being somewhat irrelevant to Christian life is that our theological discussions focus on the doctrines rather than on the God to whom those doctrines point. Theologians have unintentionally given the impression that doctrines, the ideas about God, are the subject of our study. As a result, students and others unwittingly substitute truths about God for God.”
“…the problem is that at the heart of Christianity lies something that is deeply mysterious and perhaps hard to explain. And Christians tend to describe this mysterious center using certain words and phrases that have a lot of emotional resonance for us, even though (I am convinced) we cannot articulate what they mean.”
“…the longer we assume something without explicitly stating it, the more likely we are to forget it.”
I know the quotes are sort of all over the place but they were my favs from Ch. 1 and you should go read it so you can put them in context.
Have a great week
Justin
