"Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd." (Exodus 23:2, NIV)
"....siding with the crowd," the nemesis of humanity. As I have told you, I am reading the Bible this quarter in the NIV. If you want to see an example of the graciousness of The Law, read Exodus 23 in the NIV.
The Law of the Blessed Trinity has been maligned by so many, even those who call themselves, "born again." Most of such never read The Law. Remember: "All Scripture is God-Breathed." So many read The Law and think, if not say, "That's not right; that's not fair; that seems harsh." Jesus never consults with us, however, on our approval as to how Father/He/Holy Spirit runs the Universe.
Few agree with me on this, I know, but bad theology is the reason for so much false teaching throughout Church History, as well as false believing and life style choices. Theology is different from "verse by verse" reading of the Bible. Theology studies and considers the "sense," if you will, the meaning of a text and passage in light of the whole of Sacred Writ. If you and I do not have knowledge of the whole of the Bible, we will walk in error; it's inevitable. This is the reason many church-goers do not vote Biblical Theology. Many vote for "pro choice" (which is code for pro murder) candidates. Many church-goers vote for people who favor same gender marriage, those who still approve of the elimination of the Bible and Prayer of Jesus from the US state school system. My "word" to them is the Word of Jesus to us all, "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise and be against the other" (Amplified).
Everything lovely, everything fair, everything just, everything selfless is Jesus Christ, and Who He Is and what He is about is revealed in, "The Law and the Prophets," all of It, Them, Him. If humanity walked in Jesus and His Words, it would be walking in the will of God. I can not say or encourage us enough to judge ourselves and the world by, yes, I'll really say it, Biblical Theology.
Father, in Jesus' Name, I confess that all the wrong in my life has been due to selective obedience. Amen.
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To get an update on David's Tent, go to: jhs58.blogspot.com
"....siding with the crowd," the nemesis of humanity. As I have told you, I am reading the Bible this quarter in the NIV. If you want to see an example of the graciousness of The Law, read Exodus 23 in the NIV.
The Law of the Blessed Trinity has been maligned by so many, even those who call themselves, "born again." Most of such never read The Law. Remember: "All Scripture is God-Breathed." So many read The Law and think, if not say, "That's not right; that's not fair; that seems harsh." Jesus never consults with us, however, on our approval as to how Father/He/Holy Spirit runs the Universe.
Few agree with me on this, I know, but bad theology is the reason for so much false teaching throughout Church History, as well as false believing and life style choices. Theology is different from "verse by verse" reading of the Bible. Theology studies and considers the "sense," if you will, the meaning of a text and passage in light of the whole of Sacred Writ. If you and I do not have knowledge of the whole of the Bible, we will walk in error; it's inevitable. This is the reason many church-goers do not vote Biblical Theology. Many vote for "pro choice" (which is code for pro murder) candidates. Many church-goers vote for people who favor same gender marriage, those who still approve of the elimination of the Bible and Prayer of Jesus from the US state school system. My "word" to them is the Word of Jesus to us all, "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise and be against the other" (Amplified).
Everything lovely, everything fair, everything just, everything selfless is Jesus Christ, and Who He Is and what He is about is revealed in, "The Law and the Prophets," all of It, Them, Him. If humanity walked in Jesus and His Words, it would be walking in the will of God. I can not say or encourage us enough to judge ourselves and the world by, yes, I'll really say it, Biblical Theology.
Father, in Jesus' Name, I confess that all the wrong in my life has been due to selective obedience. Amen.
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To get an update on David's Tent, go to: jhs58.blogspot.com
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
