- D.A. Carson, How Long O Lord?, p. 200
"It is essential - I cannot say this strongly enough - it is utterly essential to doctrinal and spiritual well-being to maintain the diverse polarities in the nature of God simultaneously. For instance, if you work through the biblical passages that bluntly insist God in some sense stands behind evil, and do not simultaneously call to mind the countless passages that insist he is unfailingly good, then in a period of suffering you may be tempted to think of God as a vicious, sovereign thug. If you focus on all these passages that stress God's sovereign sway over everything, and do not simultaneously call to mind his exhortations to pray, to intercede, to repent, to examine yourself, you may turn into a Christian fatalist, and mistake your thoughtless stoicism for stalwart faith."
2 comments:
Hi Zach,
Thanks for posting this quote...I've added the book to my Amazon wishlist. I've also added your blog to my reader. I really enjoy your thoughts...and your taste in music. :-) My husband and I really enjoyed reading your adoption story. We have an active adoption ministry within our church family, and we will begin the process in the next few months. Your little Mya is adorable...what a blessing!
Emily @ finding grace
Wow, the point about Christian fatalism hit me hard. Carson is good. Convictingly good. I should get this book very soon.
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