[UntoHim]

Originally Posted by OBW

And therein lies the problem with 1 Cor 15:45 as experience.

Thanks Mike, I think what you have posted here can serve as a catalyst for us to refocus this thread away from some of the peripheral matters. It is naturally taken for granted that any discussion that involves God, the Trinity or any actions taken by Him may very well involve our experience (Good, bad or indifferent). But to make our experience the central hub of every discussion will end up in a lot of chasing of our tails and getting us nowhere.

Originally Posted by aron

I did enjoy the video. I didn't particularly agree with or understand his explication of the trinity, but that didn't bother me because I've never understood the trinity, at least on the terms that it is commonly presented (Remember Lee with his tea bags and water...)

Point very well taken aron. From Genesis to Revelation, I don't see where God has expected us to fully "understand" Him. He asked us to love Him, obey Him, serve Him, worship Him, proclaim Him and yes, even know Him. And knowing does imply understanding. Remember when the lawyer asked the Lord Jesus "what is the great commandment" he answered "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind" - Mat 22:37 (Darby says "understanding" here). To those of us who sat under Witness Lee for many years, knowing and understanding God and the things of God became almost counterintuitive...Experiencing God and the things of God trumped everything. We became a very unbalanced lot, and it showed in our interaction with other LC members and non-members alike, and with other believers and non-believers alike.

"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path" (Psalm 119:105) Brothers, sisters, friends, lurkers: It all comes down to "Your Word" - without the Word, and I would contend, without an understanding and comprehension of and even obedience to the Word, we will find ourselves groping in the dark, stumbling over every obstacle that our enemy has placed in the way. Christian theology (especially biblical/systematic theology) is nothing less then a necessary instrument to light the lamp. It is not the lamp, and it is certainly not the light itself...it is merely a tool which God has provided....if we will only use it!