The New Approach
Posted by: stuartdelony in Blogroll, Conservatives, fact, life, people, quote, reality, religion, rescue dawn, right wing, truth, werner herzog, wrong
“We need a new approach to reality. I’m not into facts. I’m going for something that illuminates us, an ecstatic truth.” - Werner Herzog (director of the movie Rescue Dawn)
I read this quote in an article last week and it stuck with me. I really think Mr. Herzog is on to something here. And I believe it transcends well beyond what he thinks he’s saying. I think it speaks to the problem with the church today and more so, our world.
As Christians, we’ve become so consumed with facts that our reality has become tainted. You can put a group of facts together, but if they’re not complete, then they won’t give the whole picture. We’ve become unable to see the truth anymore. We’ve become a religion of facts and not truth. We must ask ourselves, as a Christian what am I consumed with? Have I lost sight of Jesus in all of this muck of religiosity and traditions. We’ve become a people who are more concerned with being right, rather than simply just being like our Lord and Savior. Jesus didn’t come to prove truth, he simply is Truth. And if we’re following Jesus as we’re supposed to, then what do we have to prove?
Let us seek God for who He is. Let us take this new approach to reality where He is the author and creator. Let us walk away from fitting Him into our own small world and using His Word to prove us right.
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I have heard someone say that Jesus (or Truth or the Bible) is like a lion. A lion does not need to be defended; he merely needs to be let loose.
I think sometimes we feel we must prove we are right. And you’re onto something when you say we’re more interested in being right than in being like Jesus. Our goal should be to decrease ourselves so that Jesus can be let loose in us. Our goal should not be to defend Him.
I thought I just commented, but I don’t see it. weird.
Here’s what I said –
I have heard it said that Jesus (or Truth or the Bible) is like a lion. A lion doesn’t need to be defended. It needs to be let loose.
I think you’re onto something when you say that we are more interested in being right than in being like Jesus. My goal should be to decrease so that Jesus can be let loose in me. My goal should not be to defend Jesus and prove my right-ness.
In order for people to see Jesus as the Truth, we must become more like Him. I agree that we often reduce God down to the Biblical facts rather than living life with the reality that Christ lives in me. If we walked and lived the way Jesus did, our world would notice and the Holy Spirit would be more open to transforming the lives which we touch everyday.