untheological salvation
today in church i saw something i had never seen before. in luke 5, the story of the paralytic a whole lot of stuff that should be there is missing.
jesus didn't say "if you want to be saved repeat after me 'dear me'"
(paralytic) "dear you"
(jesus) "i know that i'm a sinner"
(paralytic) "i know that i'm a sinner"
etc., etc., you know how it goes
this guy didn't even know what "spiritual laws" meant, much less what they were! so, how did he get saved??? i have no idea. surely luke left something out. so in my handy, dandy cross reference bible i was directed to matthew 9. guess what, no sinners prayer or 4 spiritual laws there either. moreover, no acknowledgement, confession or even desire is noted.
jesus just did it.
i have no idea how that kind of salvation is even possible...and today i love that about god.
daddy, i want a faith that releases your inexplicable, unfathomable, untheological salvation to pierce the hearts around me of those i claim to care so much about. i am so far from that kind of faith that i question the flimsy evidences of faith in my life that i point to.
jesus didn't say "if you want to be saved repeat after me 'dear me'"
(paralytic) "dear you"
(jesus) "i know that i'm a sinner"
(paralytic) "i know that i'm a sinner"
etc., etc., you know how it goes
this guy didn't even know what "spiritual laws" meant, much less what they were! so, how did he get saved??? i have no idea. surely luke left something out. so in my handy, dandy cross reference bible i was directed to matthew 9. guess what, no sinners prayer or 4 spiritual laws there either. moreover, no acknowledgement, confession or even desire is noted.
jesus just did it.
i have no idea how that kind of salvation is even possible...and today i love that about god.
daddy, i want a faith that releases your inexplicable, unfathomable, untheological salvation to pierce the hearts around me of those i claim to care so much about. i am so far from that kind of faith that i question the flimsy evidences of faith in my life that i point to.
posted by jamie at 3:36 AM
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anniebuck2 said ... (1:53 AM) :
post a commentHi Jamie!
I hope that you are doing well. I enjoyed reading about the insight you got from reading about the paralytic from Luke. Just so you know, I'm still in the Old Testament. Job took me a while to get through but, it was perfect timing for when I was at camp in Colorado. Now, I'm in the Psalms.
Take care,
Annie