Philosophy and Christ

See that no one makes a prey of you by philosophy and empty deciet, according to human tradition, accordint to the elemental spiritis of the universe, and not according to Christ. Col. 2:8

The Bible makes it clear that a, at a minimum, a healthy suscipicion of philosophical, "worldly" thinking should be maintained by all Christians. Paul tells us that the wisdom of the world is not used by God, rather it is Christ who should be our wisdom (I Cor. 1:21-30).

This, to me, is the greatest struggle I have with my faith. While there is no philosophy as such in the entire Bible, the words of Christ and Paul in partuclar raise countless philosophical questions. Am I to believe the God of the Bible has no interest in whether or not I seriously think about Him, His creation, existence, substance or ethics? Is "blind faith" more important than rational theology?

I'm not sure.

In the end, I don't think Col. 2:8 is saying that we shouldn't philosophize, but rather to, for me at least, rationally challenge false philosophies, to expose falicies and work toward a more concrete understanding of our own faith.

Been a long while since I posted anything

It's been over a year since I had the energy to post anything here. I've felt burned out and my head just hasn't seemed to work quite right. During the intervening months, I have sought the council of friends and family, those I trust and those who don't understand. Either way, I think I'm back on my feet.