A friend was saying the other day how common it is for people, particularly Christians to go "out on the range, just looking for a fence to be on one side of." I think people just focus on the wrong things. In this illustration, people are focusing on theology rather than God.
I really believe that focusing on anything rather than the Person(s) of the Trinitarian God leads us to get some pretty screwy ideas. What's the problem with the cults? They focus too much on the unity of God or the mission of the church and forget about the Person of Christ. Or Christian groups will forget put evangelism before love. And it really gets messed up when people start thinking they have this "key idea."
I love thinking about stuff that's philosophical and theological. It's not only a good way to recognize God, but it makes me feel smart and cool. I just get so mixed up in the ideas (even the good ones) sometimes that I just think of God as an idea, as opposed to the Ultimate Reality. I love the reason so much that I forget the fact that it's existential.
