Disciples of Christ Retreat, Lecture 2 (continued), 1971 July 24

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This is a continuation of the second lecture in the Disciples of Christ Retreat collection. Here, Thurman discusses the possibility of self-deception in religious experience. Even in the private world of the inner life, one must seek out validation. With faith and commitment comes a measure of risk, and thus the mind does not want to be mistaken. Thurman says that pride and arrogance are especially perilous in terms of the movement of the living God. Humility is the proper response to God's movement in our lives, rather than certainty and rigidity. Thurman ends saying that our responsibility is not the results of our commitment, but rather the working at, regardless of result. Our responsibility is the unity of heart and mind dedicated to the purposes of God.