Its been a while since I have blogged and been very necessary for me and I believe others to hear. I have a confession to make and this is the best way I can with the situation. Over the past couple years I have been stagnant in my personal study of the word. I have gotten the mentality of I know the doctrines of the bible so I'm good. Now don't get me wrong I have still been reading the bible this whole time but it was for the most part with a I've read this before mentality and not the mentality that I had when I first believed which was cause I wanted to know everything I could about God and the bible. This has brought me to a point of reflection upon my heart and mind!
I have now been a believer for 7 years and have been involved in ministry with the walls of the church for 6 of those years, have been to bible college and read everything I can from great theologians of the past and present, but I lost my view in light of what needs to be one of the central points of my life as well as every believers daily life; the study of the bible in a personal and relevant way! Recently I have been reading through the gospel of Mark and I'm loving it. I'm not putting the teachings of Jesus above the rest of scripture (which I believe is wrong and even Jesus himself didn't do that). I'm just looking at Jesus in a new way and how he has open my eyes to love God and people in a very separate and personal way. My homiletics professor (my preaching class) said if I am to preach to people in any way shape or form I will need to love them and not just cause I preaching to them but as people!
This fresh love for God and people has only come through the lens of the bible and what was going on when Jesus walked the earth. He loved people, but also condemned people, he cast mercy on people but is able to just justly over them. He is God of gods, Lord of lords, King of kings, the only one sufficient to save people from sin, self, satan, judgment, death, wrath and pour out true love directly from God Himself! This is a short blog but one that comes from an individual that loves the word of God and teaches it as a lifestyle in word and deed as a passion. I'm not looking to give anyone steps or the perfect way to study the bible. This blog is not about hermeneutics or a proper exegesis, just a confession from the heart of a sometimes prideful man that wants to follow his God with all he has.
In the future I will be blogging more and more about theological and ministerial issues. Please feel free to interact with any blogs. peace!
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