Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Greetings Earthings...
When I first heard about Blogs, I thought to myself, "Wow! Blogs are extremely lame!" But I also said that about cell phones. And while I think I was the last 20 year old in this country without one, I eventually gave into the cultural norm. But thankfully, by God's Grace, there is one Norm that can not be normed...And not only that...This particular Norm, norms all other norms. The Reformation knew it as Norma Normans Non Normata, which means the Norm of Norms that can not be Normed. So now that you're like, "C'mon bro, just tell us what it is already" the Norm I'm referring to is none other than the Word of God! This blog is dedicated to the Bible, in it's inerrancy and infallibility in ALL things. "The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our God will stand forever!" Isaiah 40:8...The title of my blog is "Sola Scriptura" which is also a term that orignated during the Reformation. It means "Scripture Alone." God, in his infinite Grace, has chosen to communicate to his creation not through ideas, or thoughts, or feelings, but through WORDS! As stated by Albert Mohler, "Words bind us. Words make explicit this and not the other. Words can be written or etched into a tablet and once there are fixed." Thanks be to God that he has given us His Word! But more than that he has given us JESUS! In John 1:1 we see that Jesus Christ is the Word of God. Everything in the Bible points to Christ and Christ alone. He has given us the Word, and through Him we can have not only eternal life but understanding of the God who created us. In my experience I have found that the more I understand God's Word, the more I want to glorify Him with my life. And the more Jesus is glorified in my life, the more satisfied I am in Him! I hope this blog will lead you to a deeper understanding of God's Word, and a stronger relationship with Jesus Christ. Enjoy!
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What a blessing it is to have a page dedicated to the work of God through His words. Scripture alone is the God's form of communication. He's shows us Himself in nature and feelings and other ways, but He communicates to us through His Word. John 1:1 says that Jesus is this Word. Hebrews 1:1 backs that up by saying that God used to communicate through the prophets, but now He communicates through His Son. That's Jesus and Jesus is the Word. If this blog is all about scripture then it's all about Jesus, because scripture is all about Jesus!
Pastor Mark Barlow
You know what else is all about Jesus? Marky Mark and the Huey Bunch!
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