Seeing with clear eyes

In describing his late father, Ray Ortlund paints a pretty clear picture of doctrine, faith, and theological vision:

Dad understood that Christians with less clear doctrinal lenses still see Christ, if not with precise theological formulation then at least with Spirit-given intuition. Christians with more clear doctrinal lenses are advantaged conceptually to receive sharper, more detailed views of the One we all love. But dad also knew that anyone’s spiritual sight can be darkened with sin and unbelief, no matter how finely ground the doctrinal lens. We have Christ, who gives himself to his entire Body; we have doctrinal lenses, which tend to be denomination-specific; we also have eyes, our own personal capacity for spiritual sight.

That sounds right, and it sounds like Ray was richly blessed through his earthly dad. Ray also shares related thoughts on rising above sectarianism in the Body of Christ.