Recently, I was asked how
it is that I can maintain my Christian Faith. Correctly, I believe,
I assumed that the question was asked in light of the prevailing
circumstances. And, in reflection, this seems to be a very important
topic today. P
eople walk into the Church today, looking for
answers and it is my opinion that some of them hit upon what they are
looking for but are unable to remain focused.
When I was a seventeen
year old soldier, I, literally, soaked the Army into my very being.
i.e. When we were learning to Field Strip our Rifles I came in from
supper that night, blind folded myself, sat on the floor and became
intimate with my M-1 Gerand to the point that I could, blind folded,
strip and reassemble my weapon before an enemy could cross a field
between us. At twenty-one I routinely, pulled my UH-1H helicopter
apart in the jungles of South Vietnam and pulled all my Quarterly and
some of my One Hundred Hour Inspections without even a book to help.
When we look at the
Exodus there is a facet to the story that is much debated and totally
ignored by the modern day New Testament and New Covenant brands of
Christian, God was commanding an army! When all was said and done,
that is just how the Israeli Nation entered the land, they were the
concurring army. And when we look at John 14:15 we find something
interesting, Jesus says that if we love Him we will obey His
commands.
From John 1 we know that
Jesus is the God of the Old Testament, the Creator. In the last
chapter of Matthew we learn that Jesus has all, not part and not
some, but all authority here on the Earth. So Jesus is our
Creator/Commander that we are to obey and I contend that it is wise
for me, for you and for everyone to study to show themselves approved
and this we do with prayerful study of the Word of God and prayerful,
thoughtful meditation on what God teaches us as we study.
The Bible is not a book
to show us how it “was” done, it is the guide for living the
successful life.
it is that I can maintain my Christian Faith. Correctly, I believe,
I assumed that the question was asked in light of the prevailing
circumstances. And, in reflection, this seems to be a very important
topic today. P
eople walk into the Church today, looking for
answers and it is my opinion that some of them hit upon what they are
looking for but are unable to remain focused.
When I was a seventeen
year old soldier, I, literally, soaked the Army into my very being.
i.e. When we were learning to Field Strip our Rifles I came in from
supper that night, blind folded myself, sat on the floor and became
intimate with my M-1 Gerand to the point that I could, blind folded,
strip and reassemble my weapon before an enemy could cross a field
between us. At twenty-one I routinely, pulled my UH-1H helicopter
apart in the jungles of South Vietnam and pulled all my Quarterly and
some of my One Hundred Hour Inspections without even a book to help.
When we look at the
Exodus there is a facet to the story that is much debated and totally
ignored by the modern day New Testament and New Covenant brands of
Christian, God was commanding an army! When all was said and done,
that is just how the Israeli Nation entered the land, they were the
concurring army. And when we look at John 14:15 we find something
interesting, Jesus says that if we love Him we will obey His
commands.
From John 1 we know that
Jesus is the God of the Old Testament, the Creator. In the last
chapter of Matthew we learn that Jesus has all, not part and not
some, but all authority here on the Earth. So Jesus is our
Creator/Commander that we are to obey and I contend that it is wise
for me, for you and for everyone to study to show themselves approved
and this we do with prayerful study of the Word of God and prayerful,
thoughtful meditation on what God teaches us as we study.
The Bible is not a book
to show us how it “was” done, it is the guide for living the
successful life.
