Devoted to Understanding

The purpose of this weblog is to allow me to share my Bible study time online.  Starting tonight I will be posting whatever comes to mind or the current book I’m studying (in the Bible there’s 66 “books”  which read more like poetry or short prose in some cases).

Though I plan to write some apologetics (the formal defense of an idea not expressing sorrow or asking forgiveness for it), I am not aiming to argue with anyone.  This is an informal way to write down what I learn or gain from the text; it also affords me a place to vent ideas that I sometimes need to see in print solidify.  I actually don’t mind discussions which are argumentative in nature but I refuse to quarrel with anyone.  Unless a comment is crass, crude or belligerant, I won’t delete or ignore it.  On the other hand, there are times where two people cannot see eye to eye on a subject so there’s just no use beating the subject into the ground if both are entrenched.

To be clear:  I choose to believe in Jesus as God, Savior of the world, my friend and alive.  I also wish to make clear that I don’t claim failsafe proof for this belief nor will I worry if someone disagrees with my stance.  I am pretty sure that my views on God are more open than most people I know, though I’ve chosen to stand with Jesus.

So, to help those who might read this blog or happen upon it, my first entry will be an explanation of why I choose Jesus as God, believe in a Trinity and choose a belief in the Bible as pretty close to infallible as man can expect.  In the same vein, however, I also wish to make clear that though I’ve chosen the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as my God (the singular noun usage will be explained later), I also understand quite clearly that I don’t know who really rules the universe or even if there is a consciousness behind it.  I might believe there is by the evidence I see around me but I cannot prove this beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Therefore I won’t try to prove it beyond using the evidence I experience personally and my growing understanding of the source of my belief–the Bible.

Tags: apologetics, Bible, Bible study, devotional, God, Jesus