tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9632039.post115878347604681067..comments2023-06-27T08:35:34.758-05:00Comments on Random Thoughts and Associations...: Brainstorming Helpcharlesdean2http://www.blogger.com/profile/04655299409145526648noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9632039.post-1158859752883683382006-09-21T12:29:00.000-05:002006-09-21T12:29:00.000-05:00Thanks everyone!I'm going to come back to working ...Thanks everyone!<BR/>I'm going to come back to working on this over the weekend, and you've given me some stuff to start going on!charlesdean2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04655299409145526648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9632039.post-1158848830338983352006-09-21T09:27:00.000-05:002006-09-21T09:27:00.000-05:00When I think about what it means to live under the...When I think about what it means to live under the authority of the Word, I now think of freedom. And I think about the Word being Christ Himself. And I think of Ps. 119:32 & Gal. 5:1 & others like that.<BR/><BR/>Maybe, with the foundation of looking to Scripture for how to live already being laid by others, you could take the "freedom angle" & try to unpack what it looks like for a Christ-follower to live in a dynamic grace-based relationship with THE Word. <BR/><BR/>And try to figure out if freedom & obedience are the same thing - "freebedience"? - or separate or intertwined or 1 doesn't exist w/o the other or whatever, & what all that looks like. There's my brainstorm. Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9632039.post-1158845079510001512006-09-21T08:24:00.000-05:002006-09-21T08:24:00.000-05:00might not hurt to mention that reading the Bible i...might not hurt to mention that reading the Bible is different than reading books about the Bible/Christianity/Leadership/Church/insert popular genre of christian publishing here/etc.<BR/><BR/>and I think anytime you can slip in a "word to your mother" or simply a "word," you will be golden.<BR/><BR/>And maybe, for me, it can be frustrating when I find something I hear so many different interpretations for or I see what seems to be a complete paradox in the Scriptures. When you really start to look at them, the Scriptures can be horribly confusing and scary. So perhaps we could all use some encouragement to not throw the baby out with the bathwater, to embrace the mystery and the need for an intimate knowledge of the Word...or something like that. <BR/><BR/>And since I've added my 2 Kc (czech crowns) worth, then please keep me posted on how it all turns out. :)FreeBazynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660518773136478324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9632039.post-1158810671343640332006-09-20T22:51:00.000-05:002006-09-20T22:51:00.000-05:00Start with a different presupposition. Do Christi...Start with a different presupposition. <BR/>Do Christians need the Scriptures to grow in Christ since Christ Himself is already living inside of them and God has already written the Law of Christ upon their hearts and has also given them the desire to live out both New Covenant Laws (see 1John).John Bussonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15699143451636251175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9632039.post-1158807955269903242006-09-20T22:05:00.000-05:002006-09-20T22:05:00.000-05:00Ideas:#1 What about the times where Jesus says le...Ideas:<BR/>#1 What about the times where Jesus says let him who has ears listen... It could be applied to reading the Bible to... let him who can read...read... let him who has the book read the book... and then tied back to volition... Not reading is like telling God you dont care what he things or says...<BR/><BR/>#2 Maybe get some duct tape and take a picture of someones mouth being shut... then talk about how not reading the Bible is like trying to duct tape Jesus mouth shut...<BR/><BR/>#3... pull out a bunch of letters from when you were dating.... talk about how your life would be different if you had never read them? <BR/><BR/>#4 Start ripping pages out of the Bible... explain that this is not a whole lot different than not reading them... (weak idea... but there is no bad ideas in brainstorming....)<BR/><BR/>#5 Your brother told a story about the Bible once in a chapel at moody... something about an old bible teacher talking about "this book"... it was cool...<BR/><BR/>#6... talk about 1 John 1... failing to read the bible is like refusing to listen to the eyewitnesses in a trial...<BR/><BR/>And I am done.... there is my 5 minutes of brainstormingBrandon J. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03147570525390144040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9632039.post-1158804326056243102006-09-20T21:05:00.000-05:002006-09-20T21:05:00.000-05:00I actually own that book if you want it Charlie.I actually own that book if you want it Charlie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9632039.post-1158792398191227292006-09-20T17:46:00.000-05:002006-09-20T17:46:00.000-05:00Dr. James McDonald wrote a book called, "God wrote...Dr. James McDonald wrote a book called, "God wrote a Book" and it is about how important the word of God is to our lives as Christians. I have the CDs of the sermons the book is based on. I'll bring it tonight to the "think tank".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com