Studying Him yet Missing Him
Now if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, then He who raised Christ from the dead will also bring your mortal bodies to life through His Spirit who lives in you.
Romans 8:10-11
Funny the way it is that in college I am studying about God, reading textbooks about God, and writing papers about God but never really rest with God.
Let me try to clarify that statement a little bit.
We study God in Biblical Studies Classes. We learn about the mechanics of who He is and the mechanics of Christendom.
We read textbooks about God. We read books like The Drama of Scripture, Foundations of Christian Thought, and The Best Question Ever. Each of the books come just short of calling themselves the ultimate authority on their subject.
We write papers about God. Worldview Papers, Interview Papers, and Biblical Story Papers. Why Postmoderns are wrong was basically the point of all of them (I’m making a hasty generalization of course).
But semester after semester we haven’t rested with God whom is inside of us.
We spend our time reading theology textbooks (opinions if not grounded in Scripture), listening to opinions, and then writing opinions instead of just stopping and resting in the Truth who is inside of us.
What if being a Biblical Studies student was more about resting with the One who lives in you rather than reading opinions about Him?
What if being a Biblical Studies student was more about chasing after intimacy with the One who lives in you rather than staying up to date with the latest theological terms?
What if being a Biblical Studies student was more about standing in awe of the Creator of the universe in you rather than reducing Him to textbooks?
What if being a Biblical Studies student was more about letting everything you learn be taught by the Truth inside of you rather than the latest wave of theology?
What if being a Biblical Studies student was more about being a child loved by God rather than being a Biblical Studies student?
What if it was all just about Jesus?
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These things are up to us, not the school.
For sure Bro.
But I have to ask the question (I have been asking myself a ton lately):
Is Grace just giving me Jesus?
Or are they giving me agendas and opinions mixed with Jesus?
Once again this is a bit of a hasty generalization but do you see what I am saying?
I see what you’re saying. The Biblical Studies program teaches what Grace believes to be the best interpretation of the Biblical evidence. It’s my job to decide whether I agree or not.
Agreed.
1 John 2:20-21;27
The Spirit will help (I say help but I fully acknowledge we cannot on our own power understand…) you discern truth.