Validating the New Testament

[saint701]

Hello All,

Sorry I have been away so long. Will attempt to catch up. Love you all!

Blessings!

How does one validate his/her Christian life without the direct teaching of intellectuals that are presumed to lead us and guide us in the right way? Some of us at one time or another have been held captive by these professorial types. We say held captive because spiritual life has been shrouded in undefined terms such as mysticism and Gnosticism, then intentionally or unintentionally equated with the practices of other religions such as Hinduism or Buddhism.

Said Christian pathway then becomes something of an intellectual transcendence we work out within ourselves over many years. Our goal is to become enlightened and transcend to the higher level of imitating Christ through our love. Rarely is such taught in churches, however. We are not intellectually equipped to lay hold of such knowledge. Besides, if some of us could, we would have to abandon our work in the world for monastic pursuits. Such is not true. We know many that continually grow in the Spirit of God that also hold down jobs in the world.

Ho hum , OUR