Hey there and welcome back to my blog as I will be reflecting on todays sermon.
Todays speaker talked about Paul's transformation and how humans often try to add to the Bible. The speaker first spoke about how Paul was a "terrifying man" when he had once took the name of Saul. He followed the laws not the written word as an act of trying to impress God. However, that all changed when he encountered Jesus. Right then and there he was aware of how off track he was, and I found that I sometimes have to examine myself and often I am like Paul, way off track.
Similarly, we often find ourselves following Jesus along with something else, and in Paul's case that was the law. Last year we studied that sometimes when we read the Bible, we are reading it with this "emotional baggage" and it keeps us from reading the Bible as it really is and we like to "add" to the word or to the way we follow Jesus. However, Jesus says He has paid it all and we no longer need to change the way we read the Bible or follow Him, there is only room to trust in Jesus. And to me this is refreshing as I think about todays discussion- that your belief in Jesus and trust in the word is what saves you- not your denomination, not your journey, but your faith in Jesus.
Alright, let me know what you think in the comments, thanks for visiting my blog, and hope to see you back for my next one!
"I am like Paul, way off track." I think that first things to do is to realize and admit and I think its amazing that you are willing to admit where you are. We all have "emotional baggages" or moods that we are in that stops us from fulling understanding. It greats that you mentioned this because I see this sometimes in my life. I really enjoyed reading your blog how concise it is. Just keep trusting in Jesus, he has done the 90% for you.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it wonderful to know that even terrifying terrorist Paul turned to Jesus when he encountered him..?
ReplyDeleteThis sermon refreshed me to know that Jesus paid for our sin and we just have to get it. Sometimes we feel like we should do more to earn that. It was a good reminder for me!
ReplyDeleteHumm,I can really relate to your point about reading the word with emotional baggage. Adding to the bible is something that we often do, even when its not deliberate. I'd encourage you to keep using these teachings and applying them in order to correctly handle the word of God.
ReplyDeleteI like your paragraph, you shared honestly about what you think, and you wrote well. I like how you mad the connection about bringing our emotional baggage to the Bible. Keep up the good work!
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ReplyDeleteI really like how you related "emotional bag" to what the sermon was talking about. Great thoughts and honesty. I agree with you 100%.
Keep it up!