Build deep before casting net wide

"And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught and you will overflow with thankfulness.Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority."

Colossians 2:6-10

One thing I struggle often with progressive theology is how wide and diverse some point of views are. So much history, such a wide range of theological beliefs.. so many alternatives.. Whilst I think that is good to explore beyond the core I have learnt and grown my faith on, many a times, I feel unease and sometimes momentarily displaced by some things that are shared.

Afterall, isn't Christianity a relationship with God and a relationship to be experienced and not learnt? Shouldn't then we learn about the character of God and the life of Jesus as much as we can from the word of God trusting that what's not in the bible is prolly not as important? Shouldn't we be assured of God's love for us and be secure in our identity as a child of God as much as we can, grow our faith through trusting in His promises from His word as much as we can, so we can be rooted and grounded in the knowledge of His love and grace for us?

Granted that some people grow closest to God by exploring the peripherals of what's not in the bible. Or perhaps I do not know enough to know that the peripherals are actually part of the core I had never been exposed to before. So when that happens, do I trust the feelings of unease and the lack of peace in my heart? Or do I try to learn to accept the alternative beliefs? The answer came as soon as I type this question. Pray for wisdom in discerning.

I truly am a simple person with a simple faith, contented in believing in an awesome God. Mainstream messages appeal to me much more than progressive sermons. I guess I am okay when people still share the same love for God. I guess the problem is when some people I know changes their beliefs about the way they feel about God and Jesus (they feel further from God and Jesus). That makes me sad. Or they share something that I have never known in my 12 years of being a Christian and I do not feel at peace with what is shared. That makes me slightly defensive. So many things to think about. Blah.
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