Understanding the Question is Half the Answer -Plato- |
There are many vexing questions in today’s market of ideas. The mainstream media seeks to define the question in order to give you an answer that fits their agenda. Christians living in a socially free and spiritually fallen nation must become more adept at understanding the question as well as the question inside the question, not to mention the assumptions inside of both. We must become better listeners, active listeners, so we can discern the bias and manipulation that often accompanies communication. Today, so much of the news involves theological issues and ethical options that demand our attention. And so, we must learn to demand the time to think and develop the habit of thought so we can respond in a way that is both biblically accurate and culturally relevant. As John Adams told his wife, “I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy." Christians in today’s modern/postmodern world must study Ethics and Theology based on the Bible so that our freedom of thought, freedom of speech, and freedom of religious affiliation remain inviolate and inalienable rights. Do you have a lifelong learning plan in mind? Serving Him with you until He comes for us, Fred |