From Pastor Biar’s Pen 

Bible in a Year

            Today marks the start of our journey through the Bible. Reading approximately three chapters a day means that we’ll get through the whole thing by December 31st. The reading plan strives to be chronological – which is why we jump over to Job for a bit in the middle of Genesis as that’s our best guess as to when those events are happening – as we strive to see the throughline of the story of salvation, the promises made and kept, and the typology of the foreshadowing in how Christ would redeem us.

            Because that’s really the core of the Bible. That’s the Christocentric hermeneutic. As much as our culture maligns it as a rulebook or an instruction manual – something dry and dull and oppressive – the heart of it all is God’s love for His creation: a love shown in that “while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” It doesn’t give us all the answers; divine mystery remains for us to ponder, but what it does provide is the revelation necessary to show us who God is, who we are in relationship to Him, and what He does for us – this is true wisdom. Moreover, we also know that God’s Word is living and active, it is the vehicle by which the Holy Spirit works to create and sustain faith. Therefore, its study is commended throughout; the Psalmist calls us to “meditate on Your Word day and night.”

            Thus, I would encourage you to join me on this project. I know sometimes it can seem dry and dull and oppressive – that month in Leviticus isn’t the cheeriest – but it would ultimately be to our benefit to at least make sure we’ve all read through the whole thing and see what sorts of questions and discussions it might generate. Readings for the week will be posted in the bulletin, the pre-service slideshow, website, and our Facebook page. Please, join us as you can.

God’s Blessings,  Pastor Biar

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