tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post4245008232345195789..comments2023-06-29T02:51:51.236-05:00Comments on 1517: The God to Whom We PrayTodd Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08614293087144493430noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-64671456241893259812009-01-06T19:57:00.000-06:002009-01-06T19:57:00.000-06:00Growing up initially Lutheran Missouri Synod and t...Growing up initially Lutheran Missouri Synod and then PCA, I was raised to be wary of experience based worship. But I have to say that the more knowledge of God I get, and the more I long to know him more deeply, the more emotional I get about worship. People do not generally consider me an overtly emotional person...I'm an engineer for Pete's sake...but in recent years I find myself bawling during church on a regular basis.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01573900907169057680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-85548577814522108922009-01-06T16:09:00.000-06:002009-01-06T16:09:00.000-06:00Mike,We definitely have to be careful about how we...Mike,<BR/><BR/>We definitely have to be careful about how we interpret our experiences. I get a little nervous when people declare something to be God's will because they "have a peace about it." Certainly peace plays a part in our discerning God's will but my feelings can be so deceptive.<BR/><BR/>What is not deceptive is God's Word. We know that God is holy, loving, gracious, just, etc because He has told us these things in His Word.<BR/><BR/>I agree that our obedience to Christ is a huge part of our knowing God. In other words, our knowlege of God will be thin at best if we refuse to obey what he has made clear.Todd Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614293087144493430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-83524840937406330682009-01-06T14:41:00.000-06:002009-01-06T14:41:00.000-06:00Todd,This is a post I can certainly agree with...a...Todd,<BR/><BR/>This is a post I can certainly agree with...and one that I think helps us understand the Christian life as a journey of following God in obedience and grace.<BR/><BR/>I find conversations from many Christians about "knowing God" is really based around a transcendental, mystical experience of God...manifested by statements like "I had a great quiet time today..." When you ask them what made it great, the response is often "I just really felt God's presence...." While I think experiences have their place (and I don't want to come off as knocking them), they do not, in my estimation, seem to be directly proportional to obedience to Christ's teachings...the daily walk as it were.<BR/><BR/>MikeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781572223772781855noreply@blogger.com