Here is an excerpt from a Joe Rogan interview with Jordan Peterson, a supposed agnostic, who uses Orthodox Christian Theology to explain the meaning of the Cross of Christ. https://rumble.com/vtymu6-jordan-peterson-teaches-joe-rogan-about-the-cross.html
Peterson is a wise man and just recently came to believe. I do agree with much of his politics but not sure about his religious views. I also think Solomon was correct in his belief that, " much wisdom brings great sorrow". My understanding is we can't know the truth our fleshly minds can't comprehend it.
I have learned alot just by others correcting me when I misunderstand. Correction is very helpful in my case anyway. Everytime I thought I found contradiction somebody proved me to wrong.
Peterson does indeed open up a grand dialog which sadly, isn’t concentrated on enough by our learned pastors. Giving one’s total attention to Christ crucified and the horrors and injustice involved with it doesn’t give ample attention to looking past the cross to Christ resurrected or rather, the light that shineth in the darkness. Note: I may not have cared a lot for some of the narrator’s thoughts on the subject but he did do well in that he spoke no untruth. As a talking point and one that should be piggy backed on, I did like him bringing up the analogy of looking at and past our fears using the bronze snake as the object of a crossover from old to new testament scriptures.
I have one friend with whom I can discuss politics (and other life stuff) without either of us staking out emotional ground. It's extremely beneficial. I'm very lucky.
During my lifetime I've had relatives, friends, and colleagues with whom I've discussed (argued) political, religious, and other issues about which we strongly disagreed. We were, are, able to do that without damaging our relationships. I enjoy participating here, even though I frequently (usually?) disagree. It would be boring to always agree. We learn things by arguing.
Just to add to yesterday’s post, there was something nagging me and I couldn’t quite place the statement until I was reminded of it today. Ghandi is quoted as saying, “The enemy is fear. We think it is hate but it is fear”. It could be that some of the things we hate the most turn out to be the very things we fear the most. II Tim. 1:7 says, “For God has not given us the spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind’. By itself, the verse implies that we should indeed look past fear to experience a reality of the true gifts that God has readied for us. There is power beyond fear, love beyond what we fear and very importantly, without our fears weighing us down, we do indeed experience a sound mind and in extension, a sound mind finds peace.
Some fear is good and healthy. Deuteronomy 10:12 Chapter Parallel Compare 12 And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, Ephesians 5:21 Chapter Parallel Compare 21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.