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i have just finished my third week of classes. supposedly thats a fifth of my semester already.
classes have been going great. although i had to drop my greek grammar class, i still feel pretty busy with my workload and class schedule.

final class schedule:

discipleship counseling
theology I
old testament survey
bible study methods (hermeneutics)
pastoral epistles

classes have been great. im learning so much through it. but i feel that the things that im learning are just foundational and is giving me the means to learn more on my own...... which is what it should do.. right? anyway, here is what ive been chewing on as of late.

how do i view the bible?

2 pet. 1.16-21.
for we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. for when he received honor and glory from God the Father (transfiguration), and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, "This is my beloved Son, which whom I am well pleased," we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. and we have something more sure, the prophetic word, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. For no prophecy was every produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

this passage is huge. this is peter talking here. he is saying that WE have something more sure. MORE SURE than hearing the voice of God coming down from heaven at the transfiguration. MORE SURE than being eyewitnesses of Jesus Christ. WE HAVE SOMETHING MORE SURE! and that is the PROPHETIC WORD OF GOD. the BIBLE.

do we really know the value of what we hold in our hands?
do we see the weight of this gift?

I was reading in my hermeneutics text book about men who translated the bible in the days of old... about how they were so driven to get the word out to many.... how they were willing to die for this book. and they have died.

you hear how of those who really GET God lay down their lives for him.

but do we feel the same about the living word of God?

are you willing to die for it?

this really puts into perspective on our view of Gods word and its importance in our lives.

how dependent are we on this word?

how driven are we to learn more about God?

just thinking about this is humbling, to know that i really dont get how valuable His Word is. to look at my life and see that what i hold in my hand is worth more than anything else the world has to offer. thats it truly everything i need for life.


grace and peace

al