In this episode, we explore the spiritual discipline of engaging the Bible. We look at why we have the Bible, what (or who) the Bible leads us to, and the overall story of the Bible that our story is invited to join.
Scripture References (NIV)
Revelation 1:3 – “Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.”
2 Corinthians 5:17-20 – “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.”
Psalm 40:6 – “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—but my ears you have opened”
Genesis 1:26 – “Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image”
Genesis 1:27 – “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.”
Genesis 12:3 – “and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
John 1:14 – “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.”
Things We Referenced
Eugene Peterson – Working the Angles
Ruth Haley Barton – Sacred Rhythms
