Sinclair Ferguson in "The Christian Life" brought up an analogy that I have been musing on. The Christian life is like a three legged stool. There is the leg of doctrine, the leg of practice (obedience), and the leg of experience. People of the Reformed/Calvinistic persuasion tend to have a longer leg for doctrine. Whereas, the Charismatics have a long leg for experience. Those that have a bent towards social justice tend to have a longer leg for practice.
I probably lean towards doctrine, followed by obedience, and finally, experience. The stool analogy (it isn't Sinclair's) argues for a balance between the three. I get it. I question the premise and whether there is Biblical grounds to argue for a balance between the three. However, that can be the topic of a different post.
In any case, I haven't been so good with the lengthening of obedience and experience. More time in the prayer closet required.
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