The best way to explore deeper water fast is to dive in. You would never dive in the shallows -- that's dangerous. There's no place to dive in the shallows. You can pretty much see everything from the surface. But God calls us to deeper waters as it relates to exploring His Word. This week I use Stephen Curtis Chapman's 90's hit "Dive" to inspire us to dive into the book of Hebrews.
Are you ready to go deeper? Hebrews offers deep waters that lead to endless opportunities to explore many other areas of God's Word.
In this week's episode, I discuss:
Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
Stephen Curtis Chapman's Scriptural inspiration from his liner notes
Romans 11:33-36
Ephesians 3:16-19
The area of Scripture I was first inspired to explore - Hebrews 5:11-14
How Hebrews may raise more questions at first, especially if you are not deeply acquainted with the first five books of the Bible
The reminder that Hebrews was originally written to real people with real struggles, real questions, and real tendencies to turn from truth to their own ways
The accusation that the audience no longer tries to understand the deep truths of Scripture
Comparing and contrasting
Student/teacher
Infant/mature
Lazy/diligent
Foundational teachings - Hebrews 6:1-3
Final encouragement and warnings - Hebrews 6:9-12
Remember that the audience this letter was originally written to was made up of real people with real struggles, questions, and real tendencies to turn from truth to their own ways.
