From Marcus Borg's book, The Heart of Christianity which will be the basis for one of our Bible Studies in the near future.
"For me, the heart of Christianity--Christian fundamentals for our time--would be, first, the reality of God. Without a robust affirmation of the reality of God, Christianity makes little important sense.
Secondly, the centrality of the Bible. To be Christian is to be in a continuing, ongoing conversation with our sacred scriptures.
Thirdly is the utter centrality of Jesus. Christians are people who find the decisive revelation of God in Jesus, in a person. That means when Jesus and the Bible [contradict] each other, Jesus trumps the Bible.
The fourth fundamental is that a relationship with God is known in Jesus. Christianity is not primarily about believing; a relationship involves a much deeper part of ourselves than simply the content of our minds.
The fifth fundamental is a concern for the transformation of ourselves and of society. I'm convinced that the Bible from beginning to end is both personal and political, concerned with both spiritual matters and social matters, and the life of Christian faithfulness involves both of those."
Marcus Borg
If you would like to read more of Marcus Borg's book, please click the Amazon.com link at www.christchurchrb.com and order a copy. If you would like to participate in a study of this book, drop me an email at rwcornner@aol.com. We will be setting up class sessions in the next few weeks and begin the class in September. Marcus Borg is an Episcopalian and a regular contributor to Explore Faith.Com.
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