Week 4-Cobb Chapter 4 (Theological Tools)

As followers of Christ, what are some of the most essential elements that we hold near and dear to our hearts? When we think of our faith in the Lord some of us might think of the cross, the kingdom of God, the Holy Spirit, beautiful music, or maybe we think about literature. But we must ask ourselves this question, what are we most concerned about when he comes to our relationship with God? Are we concerned about the last "Christian" trends, languages, movements? Or are we concerned with proclaiming the Gospel to people, living life with people in community, eating with the homeless, experiencing God with people who don't know God? I think we all are concerned with a little bit of all these things. Even moving into art, music, the Earth, these are all concerns of God and created by God, so I think at some level we should be concerned. Do we concern ourselves with symbols and myths in our lives? I think if we believe in a triune God (not a religion) who is mysterious in his ways and we see symbols every moment of our lives, then yes, we are concerned about those. I'm specifically suggesting that being "concerned" with something is good and creates a balance as we journey with God.