Opened To Understand
"The next time you open up your Bible I challenge you to lay down your do and do not lenses looking for the next thing you think God wants you to do to please Him. Instead pick up your new Jesus lenses. See that the work is finished to make you right before God and see it as a gift of God's grace." CW Many people struggle to to get the most out of the Bible and understand what the Scriptures really are communicating. I know that sounds a bit like hyperbole but I can tell you it is common enough that it no longer surprises me when I run into it. I hear it a lot in conversations and when I listen to others share or how they use or understand the Bible. The Bible, or the Scriptures as they are called in the Bible, are a blessing to have . God has designed them to lead us to life not simply knowledge. Our time in the word should always be enlightening, liberating, transformative and life giving. One of the most common ideas...