Theological existentialism conversation on MSN
What the age needs is not a genius - it has had geniuses enough, but a martyr, who in order to teach men to obey would himself be obedient unto death. What the age needs is awakening. - Soren Kierkegaard
I never forget how God helps me and it is therefore my last wish that everything may be to his honour.-Soren Kierkegaard
***if only we lived our lives like this... a truly human, living sacrifice on an altar of love
*** says:
built to give Glory to God in the highest, bringing peace and good will to all people of the world, and giving us the meaning we crave so much for the world.
This is from a MSN conversation I had this night. A friend and I were talking about existentialism. I mentioned Jean-Paul Sartre, who was an existentialist and athiest philosopher. He felt that all humankind is left to define themselves. I think that Sartre had his good points, but to say that we are alone in this world is a fallacy. He eventually studied Jewish metaphysical theories, but still called himself an athiest. He simply admired Messianic Judaism. It is sad that someone with such a great intellect like his didn't use it to learn about God. He chose to follow the humanistic idea of non-theist existentialism.
The opposite of that is theological existentialism. We are here because God intended us to be so. God is in charge of our lives. We make our own plans, and God guides us. Our job is to surrender ourselves to God; and to develop our talents and gifts to God's glory. Everything we do must be for God's glory. We are here to win souls and to keep the faith so we can go to Heaven someday. May Jesus come back here soon.
I never forget how God helps me and it is therefore my last wish that everything may be to his honour.-Soren Kierkegaard
***if only we lived our lives like this... a truly human, living sacrifice on an altar of love
*** says:
built to give Glory to God in the highest, bringing peace and good will to all people of the world, and giving us the meaning we crave so much for the world.
This is from a MSN conversation I had this night. A friend and I were talking about existentialism. I mentioned Jean-Paul Sartre, who was an existentialist and athiest philosopher. He felt that all humankind is left to define themselves. I think that Sartre had his good points, but to say that we are alone in this world is a fallacy. He eventually studied Jewish metaphysical theories, but still called himself an athiest. He simply admired Messianic Judaism. It is sad that someone with such a great intellect like his didn't use it to learn about God. He chose to follow the humanistic idea of non-theist existentialism.
The opposite of that is theological existentialism. We are here because God intended us to be so. God is in charge of our lives. We make our own plans, and God guides us. Our job is to surrender ourselves to God; and to develop our talents and gifts to God's glory. Everything we do must be for God's glory. We are here to win souls and to keep the faith so we can go to Heaven someday. May Jesus come back here soon.
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