The Bible, dogma, doctrine, magisterium, tradition... are means to help us understand and live close to God. They can be compared to a map. Just like a map, they show us the way, offer us a route to follow. However, the map is not the road, nor the journey nor the purpose of our journey.
But is not all of the latter found in the map, to some extent at least? Yes, indeed. However, it would be foolish to give up the road, journey and the purpose of travelling merely because one is enthralled by the indicators of these on the map!
Yet that is what we often do: give up loving and living close to Him, in our obsession to follow him. We forget that God is a person, a living being, not a set of rules, principles and beliefs.
But is not all of the latter found in the map, to some extent at least? Yes, indeed. However, it would be foolish to give up the road, journey and the purpose of travelling merely because one is enthralled by the indicators of these on the map!
Yet that is what we often do: give up loving and living close to Him, in our obsession to follow him. We forget that God is a person, a living being, not a set of rules, principles and beliefs.
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