Posts Tagged ‘Exegesis’
How Readest Thou? Part 4- Line Upon Line – Trusting in Jesus
Question: How did the Lord lead you to Him?
Answer: I was raised in a Lutheran minister’s home. My dad was a conservative Missouri Synod Lutheran pastor already for 20 plus years when I came along in 1959. He continued to preach into his eighties.
Though I was told otherwise, (in keeping with their Lutheran tradition of infant baptism), I do not count myself born again until I was 22. But being surrounded by God’s Word and sometimes listening on Sunday’s growing up, I was certainly familiar with Scripture, and I’m confident that it did not return void. Because of this, as I got older, I never doubted Jesus was the only begotten Son of God Who died for our sins and rose from the dead, ascending to the right hand of the Father. I never wrestled with the truth of the Triune God. I never doubted that Jesus is God with the Father and the Holy Spirit from all eternity. Even though I didn’t doubt, I definitely did not fully understand it either.
Read MoreHow Readest Thou? Part 1 How Do We Approach God’s Word? ~Interview with James Fire
This article is part one of a series exploring both practical and purposeful approaches in studying God’s Word. Recently, Once Lost Ministries reached out to several seasoned believers, asking questions concerning their view and studious study of Scripture in an effort to further equip and encourage believers from falling for any of the abundant pitfalls plaguing today’s “Christianity”.
“Every word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him” Proverbs 30:5
When the lawyer asked Jesus what he had to do to inherit eternal life, Jesus didn’t simply send him back to the Old Testament. Jesus took him deeper. He asked a very serious question with the purpose of exposing the lawyer’s heart. (Luke 10:26)
Jesus not only challenged the lawyer’s direction but also his intention in reading the Bible.
This is often a missing piece when going to Scripture. The Bible isn’t a self-help book! It’s not some sort of mystical methodology! Let us all humbly consider why are we really reading God’s Word.
Read MoreWhat to Get and Where to Go
Over the years it’s truly been a blessing working with students of all ages. One of the many benefits is having many wonderful class discussions. Sometimes those discussions lead to simple and helpful sayings that can then be used as beneficial navigation tools. Over the years, some of these little phrases have helped keep things simple, clearing through some of the clutter that we call today’s Christianity.
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