There are some people (like me) who enjoy probing deeply into hidden Bible images and meanings. But this is NOT NECESSARY for an intimate relation with God. Nor is it even necessary for gaining knowledge from the Word, found in the Bible. The Holy Spirit is sufficient to guide you in your walk with Jesus and in your study.

It boggles the mind how “a matter of semantics” (subtlety of linguistic meaning) can tear people apart whose beliefs are otherwise compatible. Is God moved by faith? I thought his work was completely finished.

I exercise faith when I sit on a chair without inspecting it to determine its safety. Strictly speaking I “choose” to breathe the air that God has provided. God’s kingdom is advancing by virtue of the fact that in reality it’s already here; and faith enables us to wake up to the realm of the real.