To Be Least

      If you haven't noticed, I added a new link to my blog list. This blog is entitles Fantabulous Life and it is written by a male college student that is currently majoring in Biblical Studies. Recently found his blog and I have been encouraged by his writing. In one of his more recent posts he wrote this:

"So many times, especially during worship, we hype ourselves up. We use worship to make ourselves feel better about things, rather than using it to focus on God. Somewhere along the way, we got the idea that worship is about getting that "warm, tingly" feeling when in all reality worship is not about a feeling at all. It should be ALL about God."

      This is most definitely true. In the church I attend there is a sign telling people to sit in a certain children's section so that others "worship experience" wouldn't be interrupted. Since when has church been about us and our good experiences in worship time? Is not the purpose of worship to give glory and honor to God?
      Is worship about the songs, or is it about worshiping God?

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Knowledge

      Nelly also talked about knowledge in that same post. However, even before I read this I was thinking about this concept. I am sure their are many theologians who know the scriptures very well, yet do not know God personally. I know that this was true in my life. I knew God, I knew his scriptures, but I never applied them. I never got around to not only listening to the Word, but also doing what it says.
      Knowledge is a dangerous thing. One can feel superior then other Christians simply because of your greater amount of knowledge of the Bible. You can become easily proud and arrogant, rather then humbling yourselves before God.
      When it gets down to the basics, you can know everything (even that is impossible) and your knowledge is completely useless. Knowledge itself does not save you, however knowledge applied in your life is very benificial to your walk with Christ.

²²Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. ²³Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror ²⁴and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ²⁵But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it--he will be blessed in what he does.

²⁶If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. (James 1)

      Do not get me wrong, knowledge of the Truth should be sought after by every Christian. Why you ask? Read this:

¹²For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-?edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. (Hebrews 4)

¹⁶All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, ¹⁷so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3)