When was the last time you describe your relationship with God as a "personal" one?
A recent article I read last week pointed out that when it comes to a personal relationship with Jesus:
As far as the Bible is concerned, this doctrine is simply made up by evangelical Christian theologians.
The article seems to be a response to something Rick Warren wrote. The author then goes on to debunk the doctrine by quoting some Bible verses (I don’t know if the author is quoting Rick Warren or making his own apologia). In any case, the verses used are totally not something I would have thought of using and I don’t know how one would use them to defend the idea of a personal relationship with God.
John 15: 1-13 | John 10:1-16 | Revelation 3:20 | Revelation 19: 7-9 | Revelation 19: 17-21
With that said, I thought it was worth a discussion here at MassTheo.
If you believe in a personal relationship with God, how do you define it? What Bible verses would you use to back up this doctrine or teaching?
p.s. the original article is from an atheist site so I don’t want to link to it from here unless you want me to.
