Before each session, I go through the materials I found
online submitted by others. They include
transcribed notes from the teaching sessions and lengthy fill in the blank
sheets. Doing this gives me a decent
overview of what is going to be presented in class that day.
This week I actually had the opportunity to use what I’ve
been learning through the sessions and my debriefing as I write these blog
posts. I read online where Bill Nye has
recently blasted Creationism and lauded evolution. When I first read the article, I couldn’t think
of a single response to refute what was being said. So, I went back to my notes and re-read
Darwin’s thoughts on how the geological record doesn’t really support his
theory of evolution and how what has been learned in molecular biology supports
intelligent design. But are those two
nuggets of fact enough to refute a gung-ho evolutionist? Maybe.
Maybe not. What we must remember
is that it’s God’s job to draw men to Him.
It’s not our job to convict or convince.
Does this take the pressure off?
I hope so. Just stay informed and
keep researching the truth.
Now, onto sociology.
I loved this subject in college! Apparently,
my Pastor/Facilitator loved this subject, too.
Psychology for the masses… It’s a
God thing that our Pastor preached last weekend on relationships with
others. Wow! God sure does know how to drive a point
home. Doesn’t He?
Del Tackett opens this week’s lecture with readings from
Psalm 19 and Job 12. The Job verses
begin by saying “…ask the animals, and they will teach you…” Really?
Who put that in Scripture while I wasn’t looking? I need to pay better attention when I read
and study the Word! Anyway, Tackett
spoke about the chicken egg and how it is structured and how perfectly God
created it to produce the chicken! The
science of this is amazing. Really.
This brings us to our key thought for this tour: God is a God of order. Is this a surprise to anyone? Del Tackett says that “random, purposeless,
mindless forces should produce a random, purposeless, mindless cosmos. But that is not what we have!”
The teaching continues as Tackett shows the triune nature of
God and how the three Persons of the Trinity relate to each other. He then shows the parallels of the structure
and function of the Trinity with that of the family and the church. It’s all about relationships. The fall of man damaged those
relationships. The secular worldview
distorts those relationships.
There is nothing more honorable or powerful than submitting
to God’s authority. I take this a step
further and include submission to the authority He places over me. But the world has made submission an ugly
word, a weak word. But God is honored
when we submit to Him and when we live our lives in accordance with how He
created the family to be.
What one thing might you change this week to live more in
accordance with what God desires for your family and your church?
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