I think this was so helpful. And thanks for pointing us back to primary sources :)
The only thing I may add, as part of “apprenticeship” is to first start with the building blocks of spiritual theology and the puritans and others you mentioned.
At some point, engage w the mystics and discern through the errors and what’s helpful. But def n…
I think this was so helpful. And thanks for pointing us back to primary sources :)
The only thing I may add, as part of “apprenticeship” is to first start with the building blocks of spiritual theology and the puritans and others you mentioned.
At some point, engage w the mystics and discern through the errors and what’s helpful. But def not to start! I just see this as a great next step after a season of prolonged discipleship (a work I prefer to apprenticeship) :).
100%, bro. So true. There is so much to be said about utilizing discernment—a much needed word in our day with the plethora of information available to us. We need, as the writer of Hebrews says to have our "powers of discernment trained" (Heb 5).
I think this was so helpful. And thanks for pointing us back to primary sources :)
The only thing I may add, as part of “apprenticeship” is to first start with the building blocks of spiritual theology and the puritans and others you mentioned.
At some point, engage w the mystics and discern through the errors and what’s helpful. But def not to start! I just see this as a great next step after a season of prolonged discipleship (a work I prefer to apprenticeship) :).
100%, bro. So true. There is so much to be said about utilizing discernment—a much needed word in our day with the plethora of information available to us. We need, as the writer of Hebrews says to have our "powers of discernment trained" (Heb 5).