A Peculiar People / Introductory Column
Welcome to my BLOG. With all the great minds our world has to offer; computer programmers, brain surgeons, rocket scientists to name but a few, yours truly, a man of average intelligence ( and my friends would be quick to tell you the jury is still out on that one) has created a BLOG, and one on theology no less.
I am humbled by the opportunity, thrilled by the possibility and frightened by the responsibility. I will painstakingly labor over, and no doubt often lament over what I write. After nearly thirty years of Bible study, I believe I have earned the right to draw some conclusions. What you read from my pen will be the truth, and I will not pull any punches. If I offer an opinion I will call it that, but even then, no opinion will be left unchallenged by the light of Scripture.
Theology is the study of God and His relationship to the world. Whatever we know, or think we know, about God that we have learned outside of Scripture is mere speculation.
As you know, there is no shortage of religious zealots willing to offer their bizarre understanding of God. When these men mix energy and charisma with emotional manipulation we end up with suicide cults and terrorist bombers.
These type of crazed fanatics stand out in the news, but by far most people caught in religious error quietly slip into eternity never really knowing the way of salvation. I hope to stop that.
If Christianity ever explodes onto the world stage, when the Lamb of God roars, it will happen because a ground swell of common folk grew tired of the status quo, humble souls who stood tall and demanded truth.
I am a staunch believer in “Primitive Christianity,” a teaching no more complicated than pointing to the first century church and encouraging men and women to model their doctrine and style of worship after our first century ancestors. With this approach, I protect both my hearers and myself.
There are 7,957 verses in the New Testament, that’s it friends, less than eight thousands verses to light our path and lead us home. I know of no way to teach Scripture without quoting it, but I will try to be judicious in my Bible quoting.
The Bible is not easy to read or understand; I will be the first to admit that. It takes some effort, everything worthwhile does. However, Bible study is not brain surgery, you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand it. You will find that approaching Scripture with the proper attitude - a humble, broken and contrite heart - is by far more important than your Intelligence Quota.
As we share this journey in the weeks and months to come, I will try to follow some logical sequence. We first need to lay a foundation we can build on. Can the Bible be Trusted? This seems like a commonsense place to begin our discussion.
Once we have established Scripture’s reliability, subject matter is unlimited. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye and the pride of life, these topics should keep us busy for a while. Let us continue to build strong and true, thought-by-thought, precept-by-precept until our roots run strong and deep.
I am humbled by the opportunity, thrilled by the possibility and frightened by the responsibility. I will painstakingly labor over, and no doubt often lament over what I write. After nearly thirty years of Bible study, I believe I have earned the right to draw some conclusions. What you read from my pen will be the truth, and I will not pull any punches. If I offer an opinion I will call it that, but even then, no opinion will be left unchallenged by the light of Scripture.
Theology is the study of God and His relationship to the world. Whatever we know, or think we know, about God that we have learned outside of Scripture is mere speculation.
As you know, there is no shortage of religious zealots willing to offer their bizarre understanding of God. When these men mix energy and charisma with emotional manipulation we end up with suicide cults and terrorist bombers.
These type of crazed fanatics stand out in the news, but by far most people caught in religious error quietly slip into eternity never really knowing the way of salvation. I hope to stop that.
If Christianity ever explodes onto the world stage, when the Lamb of God roars, it will happen because a ground swell of common folk grew tired of the status quo, humble souls who stood tall and demanded truth.
I am a staunch believer in “Primitive Christianity,” a teaching no more complicated than pointing to the first century church and encouraging men and women to model their doctrine and style of worship after our first century ancestors. With this approach, I protect both my hearers and myself.
There are 7,957 verses in the New Testament, that’s it friends, less than eight thousands verses to light our path and lead us home. I know of no way to teach Scripture without quoting it, but I will try to be judicious in my Bible quoting.
The Bible is not easy to read or understand; I will be the first to admit that. It takes some effort, everything worthwhile does. However, Bible study is not brain surgery, you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand it. You will find that approaching Scripture with the proper attitude - a humble, broken and contrite heart - is by far more important than your Intelligence Quota.
As we share this journey in the weeks and months to come, I will try to follow some logical sequence. We first need to lay a foundation we can build on. Can the Bible be Trusted? This seems like a commonsense place to begin our discussion.
Once we have established Scripture’s reliability, subject matter is unlimited. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye and the pride of life, these topics should keep us busy for a while. Let us continue to build strong and true, thought-by-thought, precept-by-precept until our roots run strong and deep.
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