Do creeds and doctrines form the stones which heaven’s path is paved?
Is only he who believes correctly destined to be saved?
A new and living way was born that no book can contain
A living, breathing, feeling road that leads to life again.
Jon's New Age Wanderings
The ruminations and cogitations of a wide-eyed "Conversations with God" neophyte.
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Recent Comments
April 9, 2007 at 6:07 pm |
Great post. It sounds like you’re alluding to Jesus. Christos Anesti!
April 13, 2007 at 5:32 pm |
you make a good point that creeds can easily become mantras devoid of meaning.
However this is to put the cart before the horse – creeds and doctrines were forged in defence of belief in the face of attacks of distortion and syncretism. We are constantly being reformed…
April 14, 2007 at 10:41 am |
The cart before the horse! I love it, but am not so sure. Over the years much ink has flowed to formulate a defence of the faith and a formulation of othodoxy – but where has this got us? Has a careful itemisation of doctrines and creeds quieted the ‘attacks of distortion and syncretism’. No – the church is just as divided within itself (the outsiders have long since given up even bothering) now as it was when it all started, precisely because of its ‘me-centred’ over-emphasis on doctrine and ‘believing correctly’. When I look at the encounters various people had with Jesus, He never seemed to worry too much at all about how correct their doctrine was.
April 19, 2007 at 11:51 am |
I love the photo. It shows a path that invites yet has a sense of mystery, it seems to both reveal and hide.
The path itself is slightly irregular while at the same time it is composed of quite regular stones. It seems both rustic and ordered.
There are brilliantly lit places on the path and the suggestion of shadow in others. It also seems the path is both part of nature yet designed for a purpose.
It reminds me a lot of the variety of our walk of faith…it seems to me our reason finds things of solditiy to walk on, like the paving stones…our journey is nestled in the beauty of our world…our faith is both luminous and dappled yet both are on the path.
I think I prefer to gaze longingly at it rather than walk on it, but then don’t we all?
May 18, 2007 at 4:55 am |
Could you define what “believing correctly” means?