Bible Study just rocks, it’s just great.

I think this is a tendency of human nature, though I’ve only confirmed it in my own life and my Aunt Rosie’s: things that a person doesn’t understand—even though they may be very simple—seem scary and complicated and intimidating if you don’t know about them. For instance, burning CD’s on a computer. A very basic utility these days, but I’ve never owned a computer with that capability or had the need to perform this basic function, so it seems a little beyond me. I know it’s not, I know it’s simple, but if I don’t think through it in those terms, it just seems difficult.

Well, the Gospel is something like that in my life. I know the basics, I know why I’m a Christian, I know what a person has to do, I know what Jesus did. But sharing the rudiments with another person? It's never been crystallized in my mind, where to start, where to go, what Scriptures to use. Now I know. We discussed it at our Bible Study this afternoon. I think that’s what I’ll have the next time I host a Bible Study or give a Topic of my own choosing.

It goes like this.

First, God loves you. (John 3:16)
Next, your sin separates you from God. (Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23)
But, Christ died for you and provided a way to be reconciled. (Romans 5:8) He could do this because He was perfect (II Corinthians 5:21), He rose from the dead (I Corinthians 15:3-6). He is the only way (John 14:6).
Finally, if we believe, accept Him as Savior and Lord, we can have a relationship with Him. (John 3:16, John 1:12) It’s a free gift, there’s nothing we can do to earn it. (Ephesians 2:8,9)

That’s it, that’s the Gospel, all a person needs to know to become a Christian.

When a person is mimicked, it’s sometimes assumed that that person is getting mocked. For instance, Lancaster Countians have the coolest way of talking, so for awhile I picked it up, much to the annoyance of some (remember, annoyance is a choice). I got the feeling that people (at least one person) thought I was mocking them. I wasn’t making fun, I thought it sounded cool so I did it. And now we’ve got this professor from Sri Lanka who not only has a cool accent, but inflects his voice in a way very different than all of his students. I find myself trying to mimic him and I’m getting better at it. If you see me sometime ask me and if I’m in the right mood I’ll do some “Dr. Logen” for you. My, oh my, me and imitations.

Indexes are a wonderful thing. They’ve saved me more than once on exams. Like on one of my Thermo midterms last year, the professor came up with some electrical-tinged problem out of nowhere (like we were supposed to calculate a “Work” using like current and resistance or something, and that would propel us into the Thermodynamics of the problem). I had no clue, but I went to the index of our textbook (open-book test, of course), and what do you know? Tucked way close to the beginning was this handy formula.

And again today, another open-book test—this one SPC. I referred to the index several times to help me locate critical information in the book. Without it, I’ll bet my score would be two grade points less than it’ll end up being.

By the way, I'm leaving tomorrow for Kon's wedding. I'm taking a test at 9:30 and heading out on the plane at 1:25. If I'm a little sparse on blogs for the weekend, you'll know why. I'll write when I can, I'm sure lots of exciting things will happen.