Liberating you from bad ideas about God
Exegeting Scripture is the process of digging deep into the individual words and concepts of the Bible in a way that help us understand what Scripture meant to its original audience. Below is an example of exegeting a church sign.
Sadly, I fear the exegesis of this church sign may not be too far from the truth…
Ever have anyone tell you that they have a Word from the Lord for you? BEWARE! Usually, such words from the Lord surprisingly like personal opinion, and usually, the “word from the Lord” benefits or helps the person who shares it with you in some way.
I remember several years ago when my family was moving from one town to another, another Christian in town called up my parents and said that they had a word from the Lord for them. Apparently, God had told this person that my parents should give them their house. My mom responded wisely, I think. She said, “If God wants us to give you our house, He will let us know.” He never did.
Anyway, be careful and wary of people who have words from the Lord for you. Such “words from the Lord” may even be what God meant by “taking His name in vain.“
Didn’t Jesus say something along these lines?
Well, even if He didn’t, this is how most of us Christians live, so it must be true. The best way to show others you are a Christian is by wearing a t-shirt. Even if you treat other people like crap, it doesn’t matter as long as you have your Christian t-shirt on.
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I saw this “Jesus facepalm” over at Greg Boyd’s blog and thought it was funny…. enjoy!
I also agree with what Greg said on his blog… Jesus doesn’t do this, but sometimes it would be understandable. The way we mess up over and over, and walk straight into sin fully knowing what we are doing…
So thank Jesus for His unconditional and infinite forgiveness today!
