I am not a Bible scholar and do not propose myself in that role,
but I am a Bible student. I have been reading and studying scripture for years,
but an authority I’m not and I would never make that claim. So why write this,
especially since I’m not an authority? Because I’d like to share what I have
learned and what questions arise from the study. I hope you will feel engaged in
this as well. Don’t look on this as THE authority but as someone who is still
learning.
What ‘validates’ or justifies me writing this is that my
intent in not to dissect the verse word-by-word but to share how it has
influenced me and has changed who I am and how I go about being me. It is what
I have done with the understanding and how I applied the meaning to my life and
behavior. The point is ‘applied’. While it’s nice to ‘know’ things, the more
important learning are those that you incorporate into your life. A new paradigm,
mindset.
As to
format:
1. The context IS scripture, primarily the NKJV (if I use a different translation I will indicate it). I will not start in Genesis and then proceed to Exodus, ending in Revelation. I will look at both the Old as well as the New Testaments but not ‘in order’.
2. I will be sharing the verses that ‘spoke’ to me. I will look at confirming scriptures, the context of the scripture, my questions or wonderings.
3. The posts will not be in the order of importance because I’ve discovered that ‘importance’ is a relative issue dependent upon what you currently are facing in your world.
4. My current plan (always subject to refinement) is to use a (my) trigger word and the scripture reference in the title. So, as an example: The title might read – “Good Work – Philippians 1:6” and then this will become the context of that particular post.
1. The context IS scripture, primarily the NKJV (if I use a different translation I will indicate it). I will not start in Genesis and then proceed to Exodus, ending in Revelation. I will look at both the Old as well as the New Testaments but not ‘in order’.
2. I will be sharing the verses that ‘spoke’ to me. I will look at confirming scriptures, the context of the scripture, my questions or wonderings.
3. The posts will not be in the order of importance because I’ve discovered that ‘importance’ is a relative issue dependent upon what you currently are facing in your world.
4. My current plan (always subject to refinement) is to use a (my) trigger word and the scripture reference in the title. So, as an example: The title might read – “Good Work – Philippians 1:6” and then this will become the context of that particular post.
What I hope to do is to have us look at how we apply our understandings. Knowledge is good but wisdom (which is applying knowledge) is much more excellent! The Bible holds everything we need to lead productive and happy lives... it is our responsibility to understand with eyes that see and ears that hear.
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