Since my Jesus' Life and Ministry class with Dr. Lunde my last semester of college at Biola, I have wanted to better understand Jesus' Jewishness, and the Jewish heritage of my faith. Jesus was a Jew - lived, ate, spoke, prayed, and worshipped like a Jew. What does that mean for how I should understand his teachings and read God's Word? It should have EVERYTHING to do with how I read and understand God's Word.
In Ray's message he focuses on the truth that God is a God of pictures - He doesn't tell us; He shows us. The most beautiful picture of all being that of a blameless man condemned to die for the evilness of all men - paying the penalty for a blood covenant that both parties knew was broken the second it was made.
I love my Bible time. But to realize that there is a whole Bible that I haven't even read yet... one of depth and texture and detail... one that comes rooted in Jewish culture and landscape... one that is a single whole brilliant picture that radiates with passion and love and truth... how do I read that one??
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On another note - I wanted to give one such picture to my Bible Study this morning, and so I brought a jar of honey to place a droplet on their Bibles for them to taste (as Ray related was done in Jewish classes and schools). Well, so happens it opened in my bag and, being the sticky thing it was, clung to everything that was within. Which, because God has a sense of humor, also included my Bible.
I wanted to learn in pictures: I now have a Bible that I can taste each page - and it is sweet.
God is Awesome.
1 comment:
ooo...I like this. Really like this. I've been thinking more lately of how much culture effects our Christianity but I guess I haven't quite taken it to how Jesus' Jewish-ness should effect our Christianity. More to think on!
And how are you suppose to clean all that honey up?
w.v.: panchimp
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