God Burns Time

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Spontaneous Expression

Christians have often projected the idea that Christianity is a “believe-right religion” – an epistemological exercise in developing a belief-system that aligns with correct historical interpretation, orthodox theological formulation, and accurate doctrines carefully worded in a creedal “statement of faith.” The “believe-right religion” then becomes a “do-right religion,” as moral standards and ethical guidelines are formulated to correspond with the ideological beliefs, and to enforce behavioral conformity “in deed and word.”
by James Fowler

">=>" means spontaneously expresses

Believe right religion >=> Do right religion [legalism]

Faith in Christ (ontological) >=> Christ's doing in and through you [freedom]