Koach

       When posed with the question: what driving question/phrase is the deep connector in your theology? I have been ruminating in the deep questions I have in my Christian life. There is a verse, an incident (among many) in the life of Moses, that always stops me when I read it.
        Exodus 9.16, "Indeed, for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show my power in you, and that my name may be declared in all the earth." Paul cites this verse later in Romans 9 speaking of God's will as ultimate in the creation.
        My theology then has to answer "what is this power?" "where is the power?" "who embodies this power?" "how does this affect my view of God and creation?" "why is this question of 'showing' divine power in me important?" These are difficult and basic questions to answer. The hard part is going to live with these questions and refine my forming arguments around them.