Trials of Theology by Rosner Brian & Andrew Cameron

Author:Rosner, Brian & Andrew Cameron [Rosner, Brian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Christian Focus Publications
Published: 2010-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

It is cause for thanks to God that such a body of people has been brought together as we find here in this College. You can see this miracle all over the world, in every place where God has gathered his people – but it is no less wonderful here.

I am sure I do not need to remind you to treat with proper respect and love the members of this body who might initially appear to have a less important role among us. We have alongside us many people prepared to do many apparently mundane tasks so that the faculty is free to study and teach well, and students are free to study and learn well. Very occasionally, we speak disrespectfully to one of those who serve us. That is a denial of who we are in Christ. I know you will be careful about that.

Of course all this being said, we do not always get things right. Mistakes are made; not everything proceeds as we hope or want; we experience disagreements; and we sometimes let each other down. I know that. Our imperfections and failures will be a large part of our experience of the college.

But how we live and work together can and must be shaped by what we are, and I invite you to see what we do here through clear eyes and with true vision.

We are here to know and love God. We participate in something that began as his idea, not ours; indeed, we are here because we are known by God. Our knowledge and love of God is more than mere fact-gathering, yet it does include a proper apprehension together of the truth. We are here through Jesus, having access in one Spirit to the Father, and so we are a fellowship in Christ. As we proclaim Christ and him crucified, we are partners in the gospel. We hold firmly to the word of the cross, which constitutes the nature of our scholarship. And as we teach and study and learn, we give thanks to God for those who uphold our organisation and make possible the conditions of our study and learning.

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