Ken vs Joe vs Rob
In a extraordinarily cheap attempt to cause division and strife, Ken attacks our own Joe Martino in his latest article. Ken posts this quote from Bell:
“The Bible is still in the center for us,†Rob says, “but it’s a different kind of center. We want to embrace mystery, rather than conquer it.â€
He then attempts to show that Joe is “not tracking†with Bell by posting this quote that is on Joe’s blog:
“The truth is incontrovertible; malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.”
Unfortunately Ken did not provide commentary other than that. I don’t see how these two statements don’t jive with each other. Can we not hold to a mysterious truth that is incontrovertible? I experience mystery on a regular basis in my walk with Christ. I look at my very own conversion and marvel in the mystery. I look at the things he does and the miracles he performs and embrace the fact that his ways are higher than my ways. It is an incredibly mysterious faith. Yet, at the same time, the truth that lies within that mystery is a solid rock, a foundation that cannot be moved.
One of my biggest problems with people like Ingrid, Ken or Johnnie Mac is that the mystery has been completely removed. They have God down to a simple math equation, knowing every move and integral part of the creator of the universe. He is no more than an analyzed character from a divine piece of literature to them.  They have an explanation for everything, and nothing leaves them in unexplained awe. Rob and Joe’s thoughts track quite well, so long as you don’t hold God within the confines of your reason. The day I am able to explain away the mystery of God is the day I stop believing.
