I haven't had one of these long, staying-up-late-on-the-net moments in a while..! It has been quite exciting having time off and being on 'holidays'. One thing it has allowed me to do is to read... maybe too much... I finally read Shelley's Frankenstein, which was a surprise to read- I was not expecting it to be a moral lesson about chasing after scientific pursuits. And C.S. Lewis!
But what I have really loved is being able to read the bible... the last two months i've managed to get through Romans, Acts, 1 corinthians and now i'm working my way through 2 Corithians and Galatians. It's so exciting getting the full or big picture- so often verses are misquoted and theology is thrown all over the place... it's amazing to be able to see how all the books fit together. Yes, I know there is a way to go !
I think what has hit me the most is the application of living for God after Jesus goes back to heaven. Paul is so passionate about telling people to live through and in the spirit, not by the old "law". But the plot thickens- Paul was actually someone who was PERSECUTING the early church- and God turned him around- so one of the biggest threats became one of the leading pioneers in establishing and guiding the early church. Wow. I guess it shows how much God can do through, with, and in us and that it is not by our strict adherence to laws- or do's and don'ts or by our own devices- but through God's grace.
It's really quite incredible..
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