By Love Alone
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Daniel Hickman
Sola Scriptura, Tradition, and Knitting
What is the right way to live? Who or what do I trust to tell me how?
In the Christian tradition, many sources have been "listened to," including scripture, tradition, reason, and experience.
In this article I propose that Tradition both births and interprets Scripture, and present a knitting analogy for how the 4 Wesleyan sources of authority relate.
Faith or Belief?
“Belief” lives in the top-level of knowing (propositional knowing), by which one can assent to propositions and creeds.
"Faith" lives in the deepest level of knowing (participatory knowing) — our knowing of who we are (our identity) and our participation with God and others. It is a quality of our character and or our relationships, both of which reciprocally define who we are.
What is Non-Attachment?
Non-attachment is neither clinging… nor rejecting… but holding loosely with love.
When we desire something, we are prone to becoming too attached, meaning that we grasp for it, cling to it, try to control it, and make our happiness dependent upon it. This is the essence of attachment. It is an unhealthy dependency and neediness.