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The God We Never Knew: Beyond Dogmatic Religion to a More Authentic Contemporary Faith
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They'll know we are Christians by our love.
Liberation theology at it's finest and the exodus has to start with oneself, another follows and another and the world is being re-born. Here is where the author leaves us but not without discernment and guidance.
The God we never knew in our childhood, rises above tradition, does not come to destroy tradition but to enhance our relationship with God, our relationship with self, others and the world.
Who is this God of relationship? Where did he come from? Where were we? Did we miss the good news?
Marcus Borg leads us step by step from childhood , adolescence to spiritual maturity. Either we choose to stay stagnant and refuse to open our eyes to the possibilities or accept the challenge.
Borg leaves us with the desire for union with the world and with the one in whom we live and have our being. "Give me your love and your grace Lord, that's enough for me." This grace, this love is very radical and there are no strings attached. We only have to detach ourselves from trying to earn our way because the way has already been earned for all.
It is not self-righteous, not self-made, not judgmental but acceptance in humility and gratitude.
To be faithful to the relationship with God, one has to give their trust, heart, mind to God's fidelity. Letting go and letting be. Trusting in the Lord, He has your back.
As your relationship grows, your faith and trust grows. This is a lifetime process, leading you into eternity which is NOW.
Ultimately, faith, trust and love is a gift of God. It is all grace and this relationship flows from God to you, to others, it is the purpose of the Christian life.
Liberation theology at it's finest and the exodus has to start with oneself, another follows and another and the world is being re-born. Here is where the author leaves us but not without discernment and guidance.
The God we never knew in our childhood, rises above tradition, does not come to destroy tradition but to enhance our relationship with God, our relationship with self, others and the world.
Who is this God of relationship? Where did he come from? Where were we? Did we miss the good news?
Marcus Borg leads us step by step from childhood , adolescence to spiritual maturity. Either we choose to stay stagnant and refuse to open our eyes to the possibilities or accept the challenge.
Borg leaves us with the desire for union with the world and with the one in whom we live and have our being. "Give me your love and your grace Lord, that's enough for me." This grace, this love is very radical and there are no strings attached. We only have to detach ourselves from trying to earn our way because the way has already been earned for all.
It is not self-righteous, not self-made, not judgmental but acceptance in humility and gratitude.
To be faithful to the relationship with God, one has to give their trust, heart, mind to God's fidelity. Letting go and letting be. Trusting in the Lord, He has your back.
As your relationship grows, your faith and trust grows. This is a lifetime process, leading you into eternity which is NOW.
Ultimately, faith, trust and love is a gift of God. It is all grace and this relationship flows from God to you, to others, it is the purpose of the Christian life.
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April 1, 2015
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April 21, 2015
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