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You Asked God for What?

January 30, 2012 in Bible with 1 Comment

Then the LORD said to Moses, “See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts. Exodus 31:1-5

I read this recently in my Historical Bible reading plan and I love this passage for a number of reasons.

First, it shows us how God provides for what He asks us to do. I forget this often. When I feel God’s leading in a certain direction or decision I usually begin by thinking how I could pull it off. The proper action is to seek God’s direction and see how He has already made it possible to happen. This shouldn’t create inaction or indecision. Rather, it should fuel us forward knowing that God has provided a way to pull off what He has asked of us.

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kenosis

January 10, 2012 in Bible, Reading with 3 Comments

This is a continuation of my series of posts on new words that I learn from my reading.

kenosis

noun: the doctrine that Christ relinquished His divine attributes so as to experience human suffering

usage (in concept): “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!” Philippians 2:5-8

I read it in this book: Insurrection by Peter Rollins

#2 (Top 10 of 2011)

December 30, 2011 in Bible, Blogging with 3 Comments

This is part of a series of top posts from 2011.

#2: Is Harold Camping Right About May 21, 2011?

I didn’t know what to call this post. My official title is: “Is Harold Camping Right about May 21, 2011?” My alternate title is: “Why You Need to Read the Bible for Yourself.”

One of the saddest realities as I’ve been in full-time ministry is the Bible illiteracy that most Christians have. The typical Christian doesn’t know what the Bible says for themselves and so they rely on the weekend message for their Bible intake.  This is dangerous and unhealthy. The Biblical teaching in a weekend message at a church service should always be in addition to your own time reading the Bible. Otherwise, you will have no way of discerning the validity of what you are hearing and you have no idea if the challenges you are being issued are actually biblical and worth taking seriously.

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#3 (Top 10 of 2011)

December 29, 2011 in Bible, Blogging with 2 Comments

This is part of a series of top posts from 2011.

#3: Faith In the New Testament

The idea of faith has intrigued me for awhile and I’ve decided to launch into a blog series that will probably take me months to get through. Our English word “faith” is used more than two hundred times in the NIV version of the New Testament in the Bible (excluding the use of it in the headings). This series will take a look at them all and wrestle with the idea of where faith comes from and what it should cause us to do. My goal is at the end of this (which seems a bit far off at this point) that we would have a more accurate Biblical understanding of this topic. This will also serve as a useful resource to myself, and hopefully others, in teaching or referencing this prominent Biblical topic.

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#4 (Top 10 of 2011)

December 28, 2011 in Bible, Blogging, Church, Reading, Spirituality with 2 Comments

This is part of a series of top posts from 2011.

#4: My Response to the Rob Bell “Conspiracy”

I’ll give you a heads up in advance. This post is longer than normal so if you are skimming for a soundbite you may want to stop here. If you’re still interested, pull up a chair and engage your mind for a few moments.

You may or may not be aware of the American Church Politics that go on from time to time. It’s mostly petty and always damaging. One group or another is quick to tell all of their people why they should boycott some other influential Christian or ministry. The last time I engaged in the drama was when they were boycotting Paul Young’s book The Shack…

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