I am continually amazed at how poorly I have read the Scriptures for so many years arriving at poor applications or conclusions. I am also amazed at how a lot of these poor applications or conclusions have come as a result of interpreting Jesus teaching through Pauls teaching, and not the other way around. Or how I have allowed my lack of awareness of the larger biblical narrative reduce or isolate various doctrines far outside of the grander context or ethics of Gods kingdom. In the past when I have been pressed to explain my position (which if I were honest often made Paul or Jesus contradict one another--or just make Paul appear to contradict himself) I have been led to over-explain or over-spiritualize the text to arrive at my conclusions or justify my (mis)application. In the end I conclude one major thing: I am prone toward idiocy. Ah, but I am grateful that grace is grace. I am thankful that I will not be forced to participate in a heavenly game of bible jeopardy where I am required to get every single issue of Scripture correct. Though I continue to study the Scriptures and allow them to interpret my life, I hold on to grace--grace for myself and grace for others who (knowingly or unknowingly) commit the same mistakes over and over as I have done...and will continue to do.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 02:27:49 +0000
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