Mystery and paradox abound in our experience, and I don’t think we as Christians should be ashamed, or too proud, or too afraid to admit that mystery exists even in the areas that confuse and scare us the most and that cause us the most doubt. Any theological answer must humbly make room for the amount of answers we don’t have.
–Damian Caruana, Castle of Nutshells
Wow, I’ve been quoted. I’ve never been quoted before. Thanks Jeff!
On the other hand we should be not replace thought with easy reliance on mystery. We have to give and answer to those who are less ready to attribute everything to mystery.
You’re welcome Damian.
mulled, I would gather Damian would agree with you as do I. Even for us Calvinists (which Damian isn’t) who like to systematize everything, there is mystery, especially with issues regarding Theodicy, which is one of the tags on Damian’s post.
Jeff
“Theodicy” Learnt a new word today.
Robert
Yes, I agree with you, mulled. Mystery is more a reason to be humble about our conclusions than a reason to be avoid thinking critically about them.