Comments on: Letters to Emerging Christians http://foolishsage.com/2006/11/14/letters-to-emerging-christians/ The Sacred Journey of Mark Traphagen, the Foolish Sage Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:41:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mark Traphagen http://foolishsage.com/2006/11/14/letters-to-emerging-christians/#comment-32462 Mark Traphagen Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:05:03 +0000 http://foolishsage.com/2006/11/14/letters-to-emerging-christians/#comment-32462 Scot, The way we like to say it around here is "true belief" is just another word for "worship." What you do shows what you truly worship, and what you truly worship will flow out into your actions. So I see beliefs and behavior as equally dependent and therefore of equal importance. To emphasize one over the other seems dangerous to me. De-emphasize beliefs and behavior has no anchor or bumper guards. De-emphasize behavior and belief can turn mean and impersonal. Anyway, thanks for your comment...and keep those stimulating Jesus Creed posts coming! Scot,

The way we like to say it around here is “true belief” is just another word for “worship.” What you do shows what you truly worship, and what you truly worship will flow out into your actions. So I see beliefs and behavior as equally dependent and therefore of equal importance. To emphasize one over the other seems dangerous to me. De-emphasize beliefs and behavior has no anchor or bumper guards. De-emphasize behavior and belief can turn mean and impersonal.

Anyway, thanks for your comment…and keep those stimulating Jesus Creed posts coming!

]]> By: Scot McKnight http://foolishsage.com/2006/11/14/letters-to-emerging-christians/#comment-32461 Scot McKnight Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:43:57 +0000 http://foolishsage.com/2006/11/14/letters-to-emerging-christians/#comment-32461 Well, I'm not sure that's quite what I said in the comments section. "At least as much..."? I do think our behavior shows what is deepest in our heart -- so if we are nasty there is something wrong deep inside with our beliefs. Blessings on your folks out there on the hill and in that great bookstore, Mark. Well, I’m not sure that’s quite what I said in the comments section. “At least as much…”? I do think our behavior shows what is deepest in our heart — so if we are nasty there is something wrong deep inside with our beliefs.

Blessings on your folks out there on the hill and in that great bookstore, Mark.

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