Following Jesus
The title of this blog, "To Whom Would We Go?" stems from the words of the apostle Peter in John chapter 6. At this point of Jesus' story, many other followers have left him after he gave some hard teachings, so Jesus questions the Twelve, "Are you also going to leave?" Peter answers, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God." This passage has been the gist of my faith journey. No matter how many times I run across hard teachings, I still find myself in pursuit of Jesus. After all, other places/teachers to whom we go may satisfy in this life, but Jesus is forever.Hard Teaching
Sometimes the difficulty of any given biblical teaching lies in its interpretation. When we begin our walk of faith in Christ, we are all given one Spirit. It has perplexed me for years that the followers of Christ have extremely diverse perspectives on several passages of scripture. However, I was recently learning about the nature of God as seen in creation; the lesson stated that creation shows God's love of both unity and diversity. Could it be that God also wants us, as his followers, to have diverse ideas--even when it comes to our perspective on scripture? Are there only a number of truths on which Christians should firmly agree upon with others being flexible? Or should we agree about the interpretation of every single teaching? These are my questions.An Inconclusive Conclusion
The older I get the more I find myself quoting Socrates: "As for me, all I know is that I know nothing." The Hebrew prophet Isaiah also reminds us “'My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,' says the Lord. 'And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts'" (55:8-9). How can any person really figure out the thoughts or ways of God? Maybe instead of spending time trying to figure out our Creator, we should spend more time simply in awe of the Lord Almighty.Here is a great picture a friend of mine re-posted on Google+ recently:
'Nuff said.
