Experience this.

We should not confuse things like prooftexting & Exegesis.
We use words like  "connecting" and "experience"
We say things like "are you  connected with Jesus" 
or
"have you experienced Jesus?"
When this is done , a  nice stage is set for a message to be delivered, that's all about "you" which is called  eisegesis. 


Something I've just been thinking about. 
Has anyone but me ever notice how people, during any conversation can toss out a phrase or two that completely deflects one from the subject you were trying to convey.

 There are many ways this is done.
People use their  experiences as a measuring stick to Guage any success or failure of whatever it is they are discussing at the time.

 Such an individual  thinks they have the upper hand in communication like this, but do they?


Some folks would call this blog,  my "experience" but they'd be wrong. Saying things like that is a popular deflection tactic that keeps people at odds.
Talking about ones experiences is a Christians way of not committing to anything.
Chances are, my experience wont be your experience .
Some Christians talk about their experiences and give God the praise and that is good.
Others tell of their experiences as proof of whatever they believe.
But we must keep in mind, experiences are highly subjective. We need to be careful here.

These days, someone can be saved, and a week later be standing up in front of many church's, telling of their experience.

Experiences from the pulpit is called a testimony.

Forgive me if appear to not be  concerned about  a serious thing, such as ones personal & emotional experiences..

I once had someone tell me " you can argue an argument but you can't argue an experience" to which I would say "who says!?" 

The church is filled with this thinking. We think that our experience means that we have connected with God.

 Ever hear people say , 'we gotta connect with God' or.  'come to our church, a great place to connect with God '

What does that mean "connect with God?"  

I know what their trying to say but doesn't it imply at times I'm not connected with God? 
This is where "feelings" come in. 


I'm sure all this connecting with God will yield to many experiences and I'm guessing that is the point. I'm all for listening to and sharing ones experiences but so often I'm told I must have one.. an experience that is, with God. 

Funny, I thought I was having one,daily that begins when my feet hit the floor in the morning and ends when I close my eyes at night then begins all over the next day. 

Oh, but that's not good enough for many. 


If we need to attend church to connect with God, how will we know if we did? Are there any rules for this connecting, do some people connect and some people don't? Is having an experience evidence of connecting and what of the intensity of the experience? Maybe there's levels of experience /connecting. 

I'm basically having fun here but the point is, the language we use creates something weird that can't be truly defined.
This  leaves the one not having experiences , confused.

I know I could get myself in trouble here because one just doesn't mess with someone's experiences and truthfully, one's experiences are of the utmost highest, vital  importance and should not be messed with.

 Our experiences often times define us but as with everything else, the language used by many churches concerning experiences quite often creates something weird. Something where christian  young people are told to go out and have them before their ever shown what it means to be daily repenting  of there sins they commit  each day. 

 This new odd abstract, subjective understanding of experience has them accessing life via  these experiences rather than the completed work of the cross. 

Way to often, the real things that are taking place in our lives get shoved into the "experience bag" just by saying "well, that's just YOUR experience" placing the whole discussion in a subjective realm

 and before to long we can't discern between real & experience.

 At the end of my life, I do not want to be taking inventory of the experiences of my life and trying to determine if the good ones outweighed the bad ones. 

If my daily walk with God is not enough to sing praises to Him daily with whatever good, or not so good, comes along, maybe I'm not doing something right. 

 And if I'm so blessed to have an "over the top" experience, praise God for that too. If People can be blessed from it, all the better. In every situation God be praised. 


I ended this post this way because if I made light of experiences, forgive me. Not the intent. 

My only point is, applying human wisdom to anything, even experiences, messes things up. 

Think about that the next time someone asks if you ever had an experience with God.
Suppose you can't think of one. Kinda sad needing too. Our daily service for God, done out of a growing love for Jesus should be enough. 
 The Bible does have much to say concerning experiences that's for sure. My suggestion :

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