God paints an intense fate for those who neglect to grow in their understanding in Hosea 4:6 when he writes, “My people are destroyed for their lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you.”
So let’s not be ignorant Christians and get destroyed and rejected, eh?
It’s not too late for Christians to learn in their understanding of the holy. It’s not too late to learn the meaning and value of our creeds, doctrines and systems. There is merit in learning and understanding the deeper parts of our faith and I say we start sooner than later.
If you’re reading this and thinking, Gee, I would love to come to a deeper understanding of God but don’t know where to start, I’ll give a few great starting points here, but never hesitate to email me with more questions or comments! I’d love to talk more about these things. Additionally, if you’re reading this and thinking, Gee, I don’t really learn that much about the Bible or God at my church, it just kind of hypes me up, it may be time to change that. Begin by talking to your pastor about it before going church shopping!
Here are some books that are very easy to read and introduce us to cursory facets of the Christian faith:
Delighting in The Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith by Michael Reeves
Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist by John Piper
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
The New Lonely by me
(The last one isn’t theological, it’s just a really, really good book. ;})
Enjoy!
This article about ignorant Christians originally appeared here.
