Psalm 94
I have always found the concept of Christian apologetics to be kind of weird. Part of it is because I am not sure one can be argued into faith. It is definitely possible to be argued into a new point of view, but faith is not merely another point of view, its a belief that fundamentally changes everything in your life, at least in theory. Another reason that I have always found apologetics confusing is because I though that God was supposed to be our defender, not the other way around. After all, how many times do the people in the Bible say, 'Don't worry, I got this, God.' it seems quite the opposite, that they continually seek God's help in their times of distress. Partly because of these reasons I have always had the philosophy that God is big enough to defend God, and if God isn't worried about the need to defend God's self then who am I to fight God's battles?
It is my contention that God did not convene a legal dream team in order to get past all of the slippery theological conundrums that exist, instead God seems to create mystery and ask us to appreciate that mystery. Sometimes that mystery leaves us in awe, sometimes it leaves us scratching our heads. The Psalmist seems to be in that latter situation when they are witnessing the evil around them and wondering when God will finally step in. The Psalmist has no easy answer, instead he, or she, clings to the idea that God will not abandon God's people, that "[God] will not abandon [God's] heritage." This reminds them of the path that they have already traveled and all the ways that God has worked in and among their lives. It is in this remembering that the Psalmist finds rest and hope. Neat answers to complicated questions is not the easy fix for our lives, it is living in a constant state of remembering how God has been to us and believing in faith that God will continue to be our Emmanuel, with us.
+ Have you encountered Christian apologetics? What did you think about the idea?
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