None of this is bad. However, as I sat in my Issues of God and Faith class, listening to Dr. Thomas lecture about different spiritually foundational works for different religions/denominations I was hit by the fact that I have never read the entire Bible. Sure, I've read Genesis, Proverbs and the Gospels at minimum five times, but have I read Zephaniah, 2 Thessalonians or Ezekiel? Nope.
I feel inspired. I say I'm searching and I have been. However, the most logical place to begin should be the foundational book with which it's all based because everything else is secondary, right?
So, this means consistent study. Every day. I need to know this thing. I need to come at it from a different perspective. I need to analyze it. I need to use commentaries for parts I don't understand. I need to read books which criticize the Bible too, because I need to know all sides of the argument. This excites me. I feel like this may give me some further direction. It'll be good.
I'm also ecstatic about beginning Max Lucado's new book Outlive Your Life for my small group. It'll be good to be focusing on life goals and who I want to be long-term while I'm searching. Perspective is crucial.
Now to begin...
That's a good reminder for me as well. My family read through the Bible in its entire when I was growing up, but it probably took us a few years to complete it. I've never gotten through it on my own, the Old Testament always gets to dense and then I tend to skip to the New Testament. I really should try again...
ReplyDeleteI really admire this Dustin. I lot of us are "searching" but I don't know as many people who legitimately search for the truth like you.
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