When people say they are spiritual not religious, they are often indicating that they do not hold the “beliefs” purported/preached/encouraged (or forced) by religion. What they are trying to verbalize is their journey of faith, and the importance of it.
Here there is a little known dichotomy between belief and faith. Church should be a place to nurture faith, but spiritual people often see belief as getting in the way. (note epistus în the New Testament is often translated as belief, but it really means faith. “Belief” is only present in 2 Tim 13:11)
Belief Faith
•Telling Our Story (our picture) •Telling God’s Story (God is bigger)
Belief Faith
•tenants that help us frame the world • the seed that can grow ( (Mustard Seed of Faith Luke 17:3-6)
Belief Faith
•as far as humans can go: stretching to limits • letting go—> to who God is (Where were you when earth was formed Job 38)
Belief Faith
•individual •communal (Why church? so that the community can support you with faith even when you can’t)
Belief Faith
•something we hang onto •what holds onto to us when we are lost (Prodigal Son Luke 15:11-32)
Belief Faith
• things we say to define ourselves •something to come home to (Heaven is like…Matthew 13: 31-32)
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