First of all, does anyone else think tutelage is a funny word or is that just me?
Anyhoo, I enjoyed this read. I thought Kant's take on enlightenment and almost the viewpoint of the world being enlightened as a whole was very fascinating. However, I want to focus more on the definition of tutelage and the role it plays in a specific part of our lives as opposed to our lives as a whole. Kant defines tutelage as a man's inability to make use of his understandings without the help of another. This makes me think somewhat of the church. Often times, Christians have a habit of just hearing a sermon from a well-respected pastor, or even a random one they don't know anything about, and believing it as complete truth. In most cases, the sermons pastors preach are truthful; although in other cases, things they say may be watered down, some things may be left out, and some things may just be completely twisted and out of context. Because of this, we as believers should not only be knowledgeable enough to understand if a pastor is preaching something incorrectly but to also have the desire to biblically "fact-check", if you will, what the pastor says.
By no means am I saying one should not trust their pastor, nor am I saying the need to know everything about the bible to make sure their pastor is preaching the truth. What I am saying, however, is that as Christians we should have at the very minimum a basic understanding of scripture that comes from our own studies of the bible, as well as the ability to decern if the truth is being taught.
I commented on Gray's and Addison's posts.
Comments