Who Really Does Know How to Really Deal with Life, Anyway?
- pg. 134-139 ("The Brilliance of Jesus: One final look," ending at "The Law and the Soul")
In this section, Willard points out the fact that in our modern world, hardly anyone (and (and he includes professing Christians in this category, disturbingly) associates Jesus with intelligence or competence. Being considered "smart" in our world is to be seen as one who can effectively deal with life as it "really is," and Willard points out that very few see Jesus as someone who has the knowledge and skill to to do this. I don't have too much to comment on with this, but just wanted to pose a few questions to help us come to grips with who we have seen as "smart" in our lives. - 1. Who do we think of when we hear the word "smart," "intelligent," or "competent"?
- 2. Who have we looked to and learned from in dealing with "life as it really is," as Willard puts it?
3. If we are to make progress towards giving Jesus this primary position in our minds, what will that look like? What steps do we need to make to lay a solid foundation to be His disciples?
I included a cover of Economist Magazine, because this is a publication that I frequently look to as an "intelligent" source of information about current events. I'm going to mull over how I can demonstrate in my life that I truly believe Jesus' thoughts on current events is much more intelligent and competent than anything I could read in Economist.
