And at the same time sorrow, and emotional pain are not to be rejected outright. But these emotions are not the objective of the Christian life. Feeling joy, happiness, hope, pleasure is not bad. Experiencing particular emotions is a byproduct of doing the life God prescribed. The Bible frames up the good life differently. Walking with God through Pain and Suffering (pp.
In this approach to life, suffering should be avoided at almost any cost, or minimized to the greatest degree possible. It is a complete interruption of your life story-it cannot be a meaningful part of the story. However, in that view of things, suffering can have no meaningful part. And so the meaning of life is to have the freedom to choose the life that makes you most happy. In the secular view, this material world is all there is.
And then he says this.īut modern Western culture is different. In the first chapter, he explains different cultures and the way that they handle suffering. Tim Keller wrote a book entitled Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering. But in a culture that avoids pain almost to the point of absurdity and worships happiness at any expense, it shouldn’t be surprising that the prescriptions and solutions can be bizarre. And I’m not necessarily disagreeing with that statement.
In fact, the Declaration of Independence says that it is our God-given right to pursue happiness. Emotions of elation, happiness, love, pleasure, and pride are to be pursued at almost any cost. Culturally it is assumed that we will feel great and ought to feel great. The world we live in gives an answer to the question. You see the answer to this question is very very important. We could include with this question another question “Why did God make us emotional creatures?” What does God want for us as humans? How does God want us to feel and behave? Again, consider this question: How does God want us to feel and behave? NO ADS! NO VIDEOS! NO POPUPS! JUST STRAIGHT NEWS.Let’s start with this question.
#TIM KELLER HEALTH FREE#
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#TIM KELLER HEALTH UPDATE#
(Protestia) Tim Keller gave an update on his ongoing health crisis and it is bleak.
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