The Core Doctrines of the Gospel
Tim Melton
Judges 17:6
Many years ago, right after I graduated from university, I worked at a small church in South Dakota. South Dakota is a state in the north central part of the United States. It is a cold, rural area, with its own kind of beauty. It is famous for Mt. Rushmore, the mountain with the carving of four faces of past American presidents.
Each year we would take a group of boys from our church and meet up with boys from other churches. We would camp in the mountains near Mt. Rushmore for 3-4 days. We would go hiking, learn skills for living out in nature, cook on campfires, have Bible studies around the camp fire. It was a good time, enjoyed by everyone. But I remember that one hike that we went on.
We started early in the morning and it was only supposed to last a few hours, but it did not quite work out that way. Our first clue was when the well-marked path changed from gravel to dirt. But still the path was marked so we continued on. Later the markings disappeared so we just continued following the dirt path. Later the dirt path turned to well-trodden grass that looked as if many people had walked there before. So we continued on. Finally we ended up with several of the leaders walking in the front, pushing aside the bushes and the heavy grass so the boys could somehow make it through. We finished the journey that day walking in a small riverbed, filled with water, that finally led us home. It ended up being about a 6-7 hour journey. We later found out that we had started in the wrong place. The hike had been doomed before it ever began.
If you start from the wrong place it will affect the rest of the journey. It is the same with our faith in God. If we properly understand who God is then that sets us on a course of relating to Him as He intends. An incorrect understanding of God will result in numerous problems in one's spiritual journey.
Our society is a picture of a world that is starting from ...
Tim Melton
Judges 17:6
Many years ago, right after I graduated from university, I worked at a small church in South Dakota. South Dakota is a state in the north central part of the United States. It is a cold, rural area, with its own kind of beauty. It is famous for Mt. Rushmore, the mountain with the carving of four faces of past American presidents.
Each year we would take a group of boys from our church and meet up with boys from other churches. We would camp in the mountains near Mt. Rushmore for 3-4 days. We would go hiking, learn skills for living out in nature, cook on campfires, have Bible studies around the camp fire. It was a good time, enjoyed by everyone. But I remember that one hike that we went on.
We started early in the morning and it was only supposed to last a few hours, but it did not quite work out that way. Our first clue was when the well-marked path changed from gravel to dirt. But still the path was marked so we continued on. Later the markings disappeared so we just continued following the dirt path. Later the dirt path turned to well-trodden grass that looked as if many people had walked there before. So we continued on. Finally we ended up with several of the leaders walking in the front, pushing aside the bushes and the heavy grass so the boys could somehow make it through. We finished the journey that day walking in a small riverbed, filled with water, that finally led us home. It ended up being about a 6-7 hour journey. We later found out that we had started in the wrong place. The hike had been doomed before it ever began.
If you start from the wrong place it will affect the rest of the journey. It is the same with our faith in God. If we properly understand who God is then that sets us on a course of relating to Him as He intends. An incorrect understanding of God will result in numerous problems in one's spiritual journey.
Our society is a picture of a world that is starting from ...
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