In the past month our pastor has start a two year program to train men to be servant leaders. Last month we (a group of 10 men) read through R.C. Sproul's book "Knowing Scripture". This book was not only insightful, but also easy to read. R.C. challenges his readers to stop being slothful and lazy about studying scripture and begin to cultivate a healthy habit of studying the Word of God. R.C. provides helpful hints to help a layman, like myself, to interpret scripture correctly. I heartily recommend reading this book to any person who desires to begin, find refreshment in and encouragement in, studying the Word.
To switch gears, the group is currently reading through a book by Daniel Doriani. The book is titled "Putting the Truth to Work: The Theory and Practice of Biblical Application". This book is a scholarly work and is a bit difficult to read, but sitting down and purposing to understand the goal of application, and how to apply scripture correctly is well worth the time and effort.
So what is the main goal of application is to "Know God and conform ourselves to Him". The scripture that Doriani uses is Jeremiah 9:23-24 which states that our lives need to be God-centered, the verses say,
"This is what the Lord says: "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom or the strong man boast in his strength or the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts in this: that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord, who exercises, kindness, justice, and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the Lord."(emphasis added)
Many Christians know the truth of these verses, but do not act as if this was not the center of application (Doriani, 2001). Understanding and knowing the Lord is what every Christian must boast in and nothing less.
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Keep up the good work.
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