What Do I Know Of Holy (by Addison Road)
I made You promises a thousand times,
I tried to hear from Heaven, but I talked the whole time.
I think I made You too small. I never feared You at all. No.
If You touched my face, would I know You?
Looked into my eyes, could I behold You?
What do I know of You, who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood, but the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury? Are You sacred? Are you beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?
I guess I thought that I had figured You out.
I knew all the stories and I learned to talk about
How You were might to save.
But those were only empty words on a page.
Then I caught a glimpse of who You might be.
The slightest hint of You brought me down to my knees.
What do I know of You, who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood, but the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury? Are You sacred? Are you beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of Holy? What do I know of wounds that will heal my shame?
And a God who gave life it's name?
What do I know of Holy? Of the One who the angels praise?
All creation knows Your name, on earth and heaven above, what do I know of this Love?
So what do I know of You, who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood, but the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury? Are You sacred? Are you beautiful?
Lord, what do I know? What do I know of Holy? What do I know of Holy? What do I know of Holy?
Too often I feel that we, as Christians, try our hardest to put God in this neat little box. We assume, because of our own arrogance and pride, that we have some sort of monopoly on God. We assume that
we know God better than anyone else.
We understand God's word in a way that no one else could. Somehow we get the idea stuck in our head that if the Bible in infallible, that that must mean that our interpretation of the Bible is infallible (it's not). We go so far as to mock other Christians at times for their beliefs (I've been to Bible studies where those who believe in Reformed theology have been belittled, and I've also heard "smack talk" about those who believe in infant baptism; at the same time I've found blogs by Calvinists who ridicule anyone who doesn't hold their exact same beliefs).
Please tell me that I'm not the only Christian who realises that she might not have this whole Jesus thing figured out 100%...
Comments (1)
You're not the only one who thinks that they don't have this thing figured out 100 percent.
Every one naturally acts as if they do, though, because it's a central thing in their life. It's so core that we don't even detect all of the things it impacts in us.
Personally, I think that as long as it is a decent discussion (though what that means varies depending on the situation), it's good to question a person's belief that you don't agree with. I almost feel kind of obligated to. I mean, if I'm trying to know God better, and understand him more and have a better relationship with him, then why wouldn't I?
Not saying that you don't think it's good to talk about things. Just sayin'. ^_^
There are some beliefs that I would absolutely blast and belittle, though. Like Westburrow Baptist Church, and their thing with protesting the funerals of soldiers. I will blast them into the ground if I get a chance to. Or the belief that Jesus wasn't an historical figure, but was rather a mythic figure that was later portrayed as historical by the church in an effort to subvert the masses. Some things are just ridiculous and shameful.
The big question is, where is that line drawn?