Well a new week of school and a new chapter in life. We were asked as of a New Testament class to make something that can be shared and given to the public, an insight to our believes and a way to share them openly and freely. So i decided a blog would be a sufficient way of doing that. This week in class we were able to go over the entire timeline of the bible; with dates, times and information outside out of the bible that correlates with it. It was a real eye opener for me to look at how the bible in perspective of the other world events happening during that time correlate. I could really get a grasp better of the reasons for moving and the separation of the Jews in Israel, who the Babylons were, king Nebuchadnezzar, everything! I liked being able to piece those small portions together because its better to see the gospel as a whole picture. To many things in religion today have bits and pieces of the truth and its nice that we can see so many correlations of the Bible with the rest of history at that time.
In my reading I wanted to start over from the beginning of the new testament and read it in completion, straight through. I really wanted to get alot from this so i committed myself to just reading a chapter a day, and then really looking at it and analyzing what the chapter is really saying to ME! I feel i have done so much reading where I simply just read the lines and thought nothing from it after. What really stood out to me were in chapter 5 of Matthew, the be attitudes.
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
10 Blessed are they
which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is
the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you,
and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against
you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad:
for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they
the prophets which were before you.
While reading these passages i really just sat back and did a mental perspective look. "How am i living up to these?" Am I doing all that i can?" " Am i being poor in spirit, meek, peacemaker, pure of heart?"
These scriptures give us a way to look at ourselves and see how we are actually doing. I feel alot of the time i can just go through life felling like im doing well enough and am secure in what i what to do in life and am happy with it. The more light we have in our lives the more we can one, enjoy the fruits of that light and two, share it with others. These are basic things that can easily be forgotten if we are not vigilant in what we are doing from day to day.
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