When it comes to biblical study and truths, I recall in my teenage years a fascination for things that I now realize are not practical, although true. For example, where is hell? I once read where a man taught it was in the center of the earth, and that fascinated me. And then there was the issue of the dinosaurs. Where do they fit in scripture? Things like that.
But the more I grow older, what thrills me more and more are the truths that deal with practical issues about how I can serve God more successfully right now in this present life.
Anyone else feel like that?
I am more interested in
Romans 6 through 7 and the understanding of how I need not let sin rule in my mortal body, than I am whether or not Jesus died on a Wed or Friday, and I am not trying to
diss those who discuss those issues on the forum. I get involved in those chat, myself at times. But what is MORE important is the effects of the Cross in us, and the extent to which we are seated with Christ in his throne now, and how that can affect our daily lives.
Paul said he learned to be content whether he was abased or abounding. THAT is the thing that grabs my attention.
Whether hell is in the earth or in another "dimension of the spirit," for lack of a better term... and whether or not Jesus died on Wed or Fri., is not so thrilling to me any more. What excites me is how the cross of Jesus affects me and how much we can experience victory in the Kingdom of God today.
Thoughts?
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