If it be true that God's wisdom is foolishness to humanity, then there is no way to be faithful to Christ without appearing a bit mad to the rest of the world. And what is madness, but the appearance of madness to the rest of the world. It makes some sense to me that a radical change in perception is necessary to really stare into the face of God. For humanity certainly hasn't evolved to get to the very heart of reality itself. We evolved for more mundane and survival-friendly tasks.
The saint, the philosopher, the sage, these people always stand outside the norm. And so there is no way to remain 'normal' and reach for these heights. The average Pentecostal movement seems to outsiders to be a gathering of madmen. This in and of itself indicates to me that there may be something very profound and very true going on there. I have found that a touch of madness is good for the soul. There is nothing wrong with being a little crazy, so long as one knows one is a little crazy. But then, I must admit that invitation into this life is an invitation to a bit of madness too. I am inviting you into the crazy, wanna come? Don't say yes unless you are willing to pay the price. The mad are not well-treated in our society.
Does this sound disturbing to you? Good. For so would've Paul's message about the folly of Christianity to those of his day. I feel I am on firm Biblical ground.
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