| An interesting thought regarding bible study.
When studying the Bible for classes we often study The Word in such a manner that It become merely an academic exercise. In essence we are trying to master God's word through our study and discussions. In my own life I have fallen prey to this feeble attempt. I have spent semesters learning Hebrew and many bible classes analyzing God's words to near in-usefulness. This affect is often called the Seminary Student Syndrome. The bible becomes a scholarly and academic pursuit. Unfortunately, even a non-believer can study the bible in this manner.
What if instead of trying to master God's word, we allowed the Bible to master us. This is a step that only the believer can take. I challenge each of us to allow the Bible to 'master' our lives. By this I mean that we need to allow the bible to become a part of our lives, not just an academic pursuit.
Next time I sit down to 'study' the Bible I will try to make the leap from academia to faith. |
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| So. It has been a long time since my last post.
I have throughly enjoyed reading all my friends posts. Some have been insightful and informative and others have been a bit weird. I hope that my posts will tend toward the more insightful direction.
Tonight at the U_ _ concert I realized that my walk with YHWY has been seriously lacking ever since a couple of months after the death of my father. I have learned a great deal about YHWY over this past year but my relationship with Him has been poor. It is like learning about a friend of a friend but having no contact with your friend's friend.
I also learned this evening that my responses to the typical questions (How are you? How is married life? What have you been doing?) have become automatic (fine, great, nothing) and un-grounded. I would like to think that I could be more of a person with emotions and thoughts than a robot spitting out catch phrases. Has my poor relationship with God led to poor relationships amongst my bretheren?
Pray. |
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