Sup guys!
seems like internet is still funky at work...
Towards the end of matthew 22 the sadducees questioned jesus about marriage at the resurrection. Its a great story, and jesus pwn'd several hundred years worth of human theology, wisdom, and arrogance with a few simple sentences. What i wanted to draw our attention to is jesus' initial response, "you are in error because you do not know the scriptures or the power of God." how that so accurately describes us! I suspect alot of our errors in how we act and how we see the world/God comes, just as jesus said they did, from our lack of biblical understanding and a lack of trust in God's power.
Active pursuit of God through devoted, daily study of scriptures is the exception rather than the norm - and i completely count myself in this. without scriptural knowledge, we base our decisions and opinions on what people or our heart tells us (a very disney thing to do). yet how does the bible describe our heart? Jesus says that the heart is the source of evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, and so on. The heart is an easily swayed and inconstant guide at best; at its worst, it'll steer us away from Him. It led the sadducees to smugly deny the resurrection, it will lead us to smugly deny the power of Christ in our lives if we do not root ourselves in the truths of God. Cute anecdotes and heart warming messages aside, my sincere and earnest encouragement for the week, get into God's Word!
I'm serious!
Edward
"Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long." - Psalm 119:97
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." - Psalms 119:105
"Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men. Therefore I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish." - Isaiah 29:13-14
kinda nifty video of google chrome browser speed test (thx grace!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4viKjxJqId0
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