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== Friday, Aug 9: Confirmation bias == | == Friday, Aug 9: Confirmation bias == | ||
We will think over what it means to be "childlike" in terms of being believing, which as we encountered over the last two weeks forms the basis of a child. | |||
== Friday, Aug 2: "Childlike" (Matthew 11:25) == | == Friday, Aug 2: "Childlike" (Matthew 11:25) == | ||
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The way to understand Matthew 11:25 is that "childlike" doesn't mean simplistic, unthinking, it means having a father. The implications of accepting a father are huge! See my post on [[Blog:Salvation is for the "childlike"? Matthew 11:25|Salvation is for the "childlike"? Matthew 11:25]] for some views of what it means to accept the Father. | The way to understand Matthew 11:25 is that "childlike" doesn't mean simplistic, unthinking, it means having a father. The implications of accepting a father are huge! See my post on [[Blog:Salvation is for the "childlike"? Matthew 11:25|Salvation is for the "childlike"? Matthew 11:25]] for some views of what it means to accept the Father. | ||
Note: Christ is Son of God; we are God's adopted children | |||
* does that make sense? | |||
* let your Wing of Faith fly on that one! | |||
=== Prodigal children === | |||
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!Childlike | |||
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|believing | |||
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|trusting | |||
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|adoring | |||
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|faithful | |||
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Tempted by the snake, Adam and Eve gave up our inheritance as children of God, so, like the Prodigal Son, we must come back groveling to the Father. | |||
* Prodigal son: | |||
** he wanted the inheritance now | |||
** he looked at the now and not at the eternal | |||
** he partied it up: me, me, me | |||
** destitution broke his pride and he returned in humilty | |||
** reasonably, he | |||
== Friday, July 26: the Living God == | == Friday, July 26: the Living God == | ||
Friday, July 26, we discussed the idea of a "Living God" -- we take it for granted today that our God is "living" and "personal" -- these are not obvious concepts to the ancient world, for whom the notion of "Our Father" was unthinkable. (Even some modern religions find the idea of a "living" and "personal" God abhorrent.) | Friday, July 26, we discussed the idea of a "Living God" -- we take it for granted today that our God is "living" and "personal" -- these are not obvious concepts to the ancient world, for whom the notion of "Our Father" was unthinkable. (Even some modern religions find the idea of a "living" and "personal" God abhorrent.) | ||