Today is my birthday. It sure doesn’t seem like it though. There’s just too much stuff going on right now. I’m trying to make this new job work, wondering if I’m going to be able to pay rent or not. Thanksgiving is this week, so we’ll be traveling to see my folks, only to hurry back the next day so I can try to work some more. It’s all very busy right now. Hopefully business will be good today and tomorrow, so I won’t be in a bad mood and have to worry about facing our families with less than exciting news.
I finished my study of 2 Peter this morning. This was a really good study because I was not only using my standard Bible study tool, Dr. Constable’s Study Notes (of Dallas Theol. Seminary) but I also had some study notes from another professor there, Dr. Toussaint, from when I attended a class of his with my buddy, Russell Johnson. 2 Peter is an interesting book. It discusses false teachers, faith, the future, yet the big idea here is simply to grow in Christ, which can be found in the final verse of the book. Again, I am reminded of how we can make the Bible more complicated than it has to be. Sure, this book contains some “hot topics”, such as eschatology, inerrancy, homosexuality, false teaching, and even an argument for Arminianism. These are all good and fine topics of discussion and they should be dealt with, concerning the texts, but we should not forget that Peter is just trying to say that we should stand firm in our faith and grow in Christ. Maybe some other day I will post on those other topics, but for now, I am more comforted with the idea that God just wants us to be faithful, to follow Christ, to not be detracted by other things.
So what should I study now? I’m thinking about visiting the OT again, maybe a prophet. If anyone has any ideas or is excited about what they’re reading right now, let me know.