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lot of people live in the culture where the Bible is a book that is
mainly for interpreting and applying. In other words its a book that
gives us confidence so that we can accomplish a task to overcome a
problem in our lives. So we approach the Bible as it it gives us the
right medicine to take.
But the bible is really Gods spoken word to us. We should have respect when we hear it or read it as if God were talking to us. So the bible is a book that tells us who God is by His word. God has created us like Himself. And yet each one of us is completely different than the other guy. This means that God created us with one purpose that is essential to fit together with other men who have a different purpose. So you can imagine if all men were talking to God then He would be looking at every persons desires being expressed in the most free way to achieve what they are fulfilled in accomplishing. And yet God has made each sovereign free action of a person to fit together like a puzzle that brings about the most positive unity of the world.
But when sin entered the world the free exercise of all the gifts of men became opposed by everyone sinful actions.This opposition is what the bible describes as redefining or rebelling against Gods word. Every problem that man faces both interior and in the word is a form of communication. You can see that when sin entered the world the communication of man became extremely complicated. In a world where there is no opposition to Gods word is a world that is very simple. There is a myriad of evil thoughts that do not exist. There is a myriad of evil responses that are not being experienced. So God had to reorder and renew all things by His word.
Most of our problems come from a disconnection with Gods order. If there were no evil or corruption in the world then all men would be free to exercise their gifts to the fullest and the most honored. In other words there would be the highest connection to Gods creation and the experience of a totally unified culture. But man fell from this kingdom that was created by God into complete darkness. Man was disconnected from the order of that kingdom which we call total darkness. Could you imagine a world where every communication of pleasure, beauty , honor, glory and praise was coming at you instead of you working for it. So we say that there is nothing that we can do to be connected to this reality unless God comes to us.
You must understand that Gods word never returns void because it goes out and renews the reality back to the kingdom of God. It sets every thing in order we begin to experience connection to every thing as God created it. Now dont miss interpret what I am saying. But God never accomplishes anything outside of the working of the word and Spirit. His word can never be thwarted. We can picture every thing in our christian experience as being real because it is designing our reality in coming to us. I mean we could complain, question, experience the most awful shame and disconnection but it does not prevent the success of Gods word coming at us. This is why the word itself attest the truth of its reality. This is why the word itself is the remedy.
But the bible is really Gods spoken word to us. We should have respect when we hear it or read it as if God were talking to us. So the bible is a book that tells us who God is by His word. God has created us like Himself. And yet each one of us is completely different than the other guy. This means that God created us with one purpose that is essential to fit together with other men who have a different purpose. So you can imagine if all men were talking to God then He would be looking at every persons desires being expressed in the most free way to achieve what they are fulfilled in accomplishing. And yet God has made each sovereign free action of a person to fit together like a puzzle that brings about the most positive unity of the world.
But when sin entered the world the free exercise of all the gifts of men became opposed by everyone sinful actions.This opposition is what the bible describes as redefining or rebelling against Gods word. Every problem that man faces both interior and in the word is a form of communication. You can see that when sin entered the world the communication of man became extremely complicated. In a world where there is no opposition to Gods word is a world that is very simple. There is a myriad of evil thoughts that do not exist. There is a myriad of evil responses that are not being experienced. So God had to reorder and renew all things by His word.
Most of our problems come from a disconnection with Gods order. If there were no evil or corruption in the world then all men would be free to exercise their gifts to the fullest and the most honored. In other words there would be the highest connection to Gods creation and the experience of a totally unified culture. But man fell from this kingdom that was created by God into complete darkness. Man was disconnected from the order of that kingdom which we call total darkness. Could you imagine a world where every communication of pleasure, beauty , honor, glory and praise was coming at you instead of you working for it. So we say that there is nothing that we can do to be connected to this reality unless God comes to us.
You must understand that Gods word never returns void because it goes out and renews the reality back to the kingdom of God. It sets every thing in order we begin to experience connection to every thing as God created it. Now dont miss interpret what I am saying. But God never accomplishes anything outside of the working of the word and Spirit. His word can never be thwarted. We can picture every thing in our christian experience as being real because it is designing our reality in coming to us. I mean we could complain, question, experience the most awful shame and disconnection but it does not prevent the success of Gods word coming at us. This is why the word itself attest the truth of its reality. This is why the word itself is the remedy.
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