The seven core beliefs of Christianity (our Doxa) instruct us where to be just as much as they teach us what to know. Do you have this elusive, lingering feeling of being out of place? If so, it might be because the seven core beliefs of Christianity have never moved passed a place of intellectual assent for you. For example, as we will discover this week, someone can believe in the doctrine of the Trinity but have you fully embraced the belief in the oneness of God? The oneness of God reveals that nature of God is for others. And when I see how much the Father is for the the Son and the Son is for the Father and then add the Holy Spirit to the equation…they are always for each other! The more we reflect on this revelation, the more convinced we are that they are for us! Knowing that God is for me brings me into a place of trust. The Shema, the prayer that is a cornerstone of Judaism begins with the declaration that the Lord is one. And then the prayer immediately pivots to the loving bond we can share with God…a bond that can only be built on trust. God is one invites me into a place of trust with God. And until I find myself in that place of trust, I will always feel out of place in this life. Each week in this series, we will examine one of the seven core beliefs of Christianity and discover the “place” that particular belief invites me to inhabit.
by City Life