{"id":159,"date":"2019-04-02T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T06:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shelteredingrace.com\/?p=159"},"modified":"2019-04-01T16:14:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T16:14:24","slug":"dont-you-dare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shelteredingrace.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/02\/dont-you-dare\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t You Dare…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don\u2019t YOU dare take my word…<\/span><\/p>\n

When I was 20 years old, I was a student in a Bible class at my Christian University. \u00a0I did not come from a \u201cchurched\u201d background and I was soaking up lots of amazing teachers and preachers that were shaping me into my role in the kingdom. \u00a0I took copious notes, read lots of books, immersed myself in Chapel services, highlighted my verses, took notes in the margins and took full advantage of my Christian education. But one day, a gospel minister shook my world and gave me one of the greatest truths I have ever had. \u00a0After a wonderful lesson, Dr. Jones told us, \u201cDon\u2019t you dare take my word for this. On Judgment Day, you can\u2019t use the excuse that this is what \u2018old brother-so-in-so\u2019 taught me or plead ignorance.\u201d What???? Surely I misheard him but I hadn\u2019t. He told us we were admonished to study to \u201cshow thyself approved\u201d (yes, I am of the KJV generation).<\/span><\/p>\n

The ESV shares 2Timothy 2:15 simply;<\/span><\/p>\n

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

He continued with Philippians 2:12.<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Now you understand this was a true Southern man of God. \u00a0As my Grandmother would have said, \u201che can shuck the corn clear down to the husk\u201d with his words. \u00a0He concluded with Judgment Day is coming and we are all accountable for our thoughts and deeds. <\/span>Stay with me here<\/span>. \u00a0I know many of us have been wounded by legalism, hellfire, damnation, and keeping the law. I have fought those demons myself. We have broken so many souls with \u201cdotting all the I\u2019s and crossing the T\u2019s\u201d. It was never meant to be that way. It\u2019s simply about being the blood of Jesus and claiming HIM as the only WAY. \u00a0Let\u2019s look at Luke\u2019s dedication to Theophilus in his first four verses.<\/span><\/p>\n

In as much as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, <\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b>just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.<\/span><\/i><\/h1>\n

Catch that last line? In the scriptures, we can have certainty. \u00a0We have a huge part in this equation. It is an active role we are to take with working through scripture with fear and trembling. \u00a0Too many times I have relied on ministers, sermons, friends, and books to give me insight. They can give me great insight but I must test\/compare\/filter everything else ACTIVELY through the Word. \u00a0I often tell my students that the God of Creation, the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob can make sure my Bible was translated properly for the past 2000 years. You would be surprised at how many millennials and my current students fall for Satan\u2019s lie that it is full of error, contradictions, and manmade conjecture. \u00a0God gets his WORD to us for us, in spite of us and manifests it with the Holy Spirit in our hearts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Around ten years ago, God brought a group of lovely souls in my life and I began Bible study in a whole new way. \u00a0Using only scripture (and googling some Hebrew), I have come to see the Bible come alive in ways I never knew. Using the common cross-references in all of our Bibles, I have learned so much about the common thread of redemption running through the OT and the NT. It is a picture of God relentlessly chasing HIS people through history. \u00a0I am brought to tears for a GOD who made me, molded me and wants me desperately home with HIM. It is the message of Grace pure and simple.<\/span><\/p>\n

I am an avid reader and my bookshelves are pretty much double-shelved. \u00a0I found that by studying pure scripture with my forever family, I didn\u2019t need to read as many books about the Bible. \u00a0I still read several authors I trust when they publish books but I have learned to discern opinions from the Word of God. I don\u2019t have all the answers but they are there. \u00a0It\u2019s freeing. It\u2019s life-confirming. Test. The Holy Spirit will take it from there. Please don\u2019t take my word for it. Guard the Word in your hearts and it will come back for you tenfold. <\/span><\/p>\n

Maranatha!<\/span><\/p>\n

Jayme<\/p>\n

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