Feb. 9th, 2005
Good Afternoon all,
It has been some time since I have had any kind of real entry. In fact, this will count as only my second entry this year. At the current rate, I will finish my next entry shortly before I turn 25. Wait a minute.... TWENTY-FIVE! What the heck is that all about?!?!? Where did the last five years go?!?! I have been thinking about that a lot recently.
Anyways, this entry has to do with a theological concept that I have been unable to get off my mind this week. I lead a bible study of collge-age men in St. Augustine. This semester we have been studying Romans; a book of the bible I have studied, in full, at least once a year for the last four years of my life. This week, as we were looking at Romans 4, something jumped out at me that I had never noticed before. In Romans 4, Paul is making the argument for our righteousness through faith and faith alone, by giving Abraham as an example. In verses 16-21, Paul calls Abraham's Faith "Unwavering." What jumped out at me this week is that Abraham failed in completely trusting God. He took matters into his own hands. God promised him a son that would be born to him by his wife Sara who was unable to have children. Abraham, then decided to sleep with his maid-servant, to ensure that he would have a son. Despite this, his faith is creditted as "Unwavering."
To most people, you would read this and say that Abraham was not all that faithful. You would be right! However, what is huge here, and the thing I can not get my mind off of, is that this is not a verse of Abraham's faithfulness, it is a verse of God's faithfulness. Rather, the righteousness we recieve through faith, is not a testimony of our faithfulness, but God's. I am amazed by that. I am eternally thankful for it. Most of all, I have absolute no way to even begin to comprehend it.
I have a feeling, similar to David's. I find myself so disgusted by the sin that has occured in my life, and it is unfathomable to me that the God I believe in, will never count it against me.
So the question has become, how can I know this, how can I experience it, and not let it fully encompass every aspect of my life?
This is random I know, but I know that there are not many of you who still read this thing. So for those that do, please excuse the entry. It just has been at the forefront of my mind, and I had to put it down somewhere. I promise I will be back to posting Imixes and Surveys very soon.
Later,
Rob
Good Afternoon all,
It has been some time since I have had any kind of real entry. In fact, this will count as only my second entry this year. At the current rate, I will finish my next entry shortly before I turn 25. Wait a minute.... TWENTY-FIVE! What the heck is that all about?!?!? Where did the last five years go?!?! I have been thinking about that a lot recently.
Anyways, this entry has to do with a theological concept that I have been unable to get off my mind this week. I lead a bible study of collge-age men in St. Augustine. This semester we have been studying Romans; a book of the bible I have studied, in full, at least once a year for the last four years of my life. This week, as we were looking at Romans 4, something jumped out at me that I had never noticed before. In Romans 4, Paul is making the argument for our righteousness through faith and faith alone, by giving Abraham as an example. In verses 16-21, Paul calls Abraham's Faith "Unwavering." What jumped out at me this week is that Abraham failed in completely trusting God. He took matters into his own hands. God promised him a son that would be born to him by his wife Sara who was unable to have children. Abraham, then decided to sleep with his maid-servant, to ensure that he would have a son. Despite this, his faith is creditted as "Unwavering."
To most people, you would read this and say that Abraham was not all that faithful. You would be right! However, what is huge here, and the thing I can not get my mind off of, is that this is not a verse of Abraham's faithfulness, it is a verse of God's faithfulness. Rather, the righteousness we recieve through faith, is not a testimony of our faithfulness, but God's. I am amazed by that. I am eternally thankful for it. Most of all, I have absolute no way to even begin to comprehend it.
I have a feeling, similar to David's. I find myself so disgusted by the sin that has occured in my life, and it is unfathomable to me that the God I believe in, will never count it against me.
So the question has become, how can I know this, how can I experience it, and not let it fully encompass every aspect of my life?
This is random I know, but I know that there are not many of you who still read this thing. So for those that do, please excuse the entry. It just has been at the forefront of my mind, and I had to put it down somewhere. I promise I will be back to posting Imixes and Surveys very soon.
Later,
Rob
posted by Rob @ 4:47 PM
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