Faith | Mastery vs. Mystery
Have you ever known someone who acted like they had all the answers, always knew everything, and were never wrong? Chances are, that person was a Christian! What is it about religious belief that makes us think we have to always be right about everything? It almost seems sometimes like questioning, doubting, and un-knowing are viewed as incompatible with a life of faith? But what if being "right" all the time is the quality that's actually incompatible with a Jesus-centred life? How can we move from what some refer to as "the sin of certainty" into a life of humble and honest wonder and curiosity, from expecting ourselves to gain spiritual mastery to allowing ourselves to experience the endless mystery of Jesus?
Have you ever known someone who acted like they had all the answers, always knew everything, and were never wrong? Chances are, that person was a Christian! What is it about religious belief that makes us think we have to always be right about everything? It almost seems sometimes like questioning, doubting, and un-knowing are viewed as incompatible with a life of faith? But what if being "right" all the time is the quality that's actually incompatible with a Jesus-centred life? How can we move from what some refer to as "the sin of certainty" into a life of humble and honest wonder and curiosity, from expecting ourselves to gain spiritual mastery to allowing ourselves to experience the endless mystery of Jesus?
