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1 | How would you apply Deuteronomy 29:29? | Numbers | stjones | 103828 | ||
Greetings, Aixen7z4; To be honest, much of what we have said to one another has consisted of quibbling over words. I had thought that we might agree that while we might use different words differently, at the end of the day we are expressing similar ideas. Maybe; maybe not. I seem not to have make myself clear. The answer to the question "What did Jesus teach about divorce?" can be found by looking it up in the Bible. In contrast, the answer to the question "What is God saying to us?" will not be found by simply looking it up. It will be found only by reading and studying the whole Bible with that question in mind. The question itself is not disingenuous; it is the only question that matters when we approach the Bible. Further, it is a qustion that is likely to have a different answer every time we pursue it, since we can never exhaust the riches of God's word. Be assured that I have seen (and participated in) much Bible study that began with that question. The fact that many scholars, theologians, and even pastors of the last century have started with different questions ("handling the sword by the blade", as you so succintly put it) hardly means that everyone does. Richard Foster, C. S. Lewis, R. C. Sproul, Philip Yancey, and Jack Hayford come to mind as examples of professionals who certainly seem to have started with the right question. It is true that computer science students tend to be very concrete, not given to abstract thinking. Eventually, many of them came to understand that a computer program is a mental artifact; everything else is just notation. I even managed to teach a unit on ethics once or twice. It gave me the opportunity to point out the flaws in every human ethical system we studied. In the end, I was able to tell them where my ethical system came from. I remain hopeful that we have more in common than not. Most importantly, we seem to have Jesus in common. Nonetheless, something tells me we are drifting away from the forum's charter.... Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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2 | How would you apply Deuteronomy 29:29? | Numbers | Aixen7z4 | 103843 | ||
The prayer “Open thou mine eyes …” can be used whenever we open our Bibles. The question "What is God saying to us?" can guide us whenever we open our Bibles, and it may well precede the prayer. The question "What is God saying to us about __________?" can guide us whenever we search the Scriptures. The blank can be replaced with any topic. We have been discussing God and the way the Scriptures have revealed to us the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. There is, to my mind, no topic of greater significance. We have noted the fact that God is seeking a personal relationship with us. To my mind, there is no greater word that can be said than to encourage us to properly relate to him. It has been good. To have Jesus, each of us, is good. He who has the son has life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. Amen. |
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3 | How would you apply Deuteronomy 29:29? | Numbers | stjones | 103866 | ||
Greetings, Aixen7z4; Amen. I've enjoyed our dialogue. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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