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- 1. A Manifesto of Reading the bible as Scripture
- 2. the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged swordā¦
- 3. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon's scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying us open to listen and obey. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon's scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying us open to listen and obey. Hebrews 4:12-13
- 4. I understand that Scripture contains the Story of God and His interactions with humanity throughout the agesā¦ ā¦ but, I also understand that Scripture contains the Story of God and His interactions with me.
- 5. The amazing thing isnāt just that Scripture actually happenedā¦ ā¦ but, that it is still happening.
- 6. Therefore, I will seek to love the Lord my God with all my MIND.
- 7. I will also pursue to love the Lord my God with all my HEART.
- 8. I will endeavor to humbly engage the Story of Scriptureā¦
- 9. ā¦ with all of my senses.
- 10. I will not merely attempt to master the text at hand, making it say what I want it to sayā¦
- 11. Rather, I will allow the text to speak for itself, opening up to me what the Spirit has to reveal.
- 12. The Bible isnāt simply for gaining new informationā¦
- 13. ā¦ rather, it has been given as a voice to bring in-formation.
- 14. Itās an instrument of life to my spirit ā¦ ā¦ itās an instrument of death to my soul.
- 15. I will not deduce Scripture to facts & data, nor a measuring stick of the Law proving successā¦
- 16. I will not seek to tame Scripture, nor make it my domesticated petā¦
- 17. I will not dissect Scripture into isolated piecesā¦
- 18. I will allow the lens of Scriptureā¦ ā¦ to expose the core of my heart,
- 19. the brokenness,
- 20. the pain, and the past.
- 21. I will allow Scripture to take me where it pleasesā¦
- 22. The Journey is the Destinationā¦
- 23. Ā© 2008 Jerrell Jobe www.GrowDeep.org