Comments on: Disciple or Pharisee? http://www.bradcooper.us/?p=1903 clever repartee fills my mouth. rhythm saturates my ears. life floods my veins. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:34:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: thomascauthen http://www.bradcooper.us/?p=1903&cpage=1#comment-2146 thomascauthen Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:05:33 +0000 http://www.bradcooper.us/?p=1903#comment-2146 WHAT YOU TALKIN ABOUT WILLIS ? WHAT YOU TALKIN ABOUT WILLIS ?

]]> By: Ryan http://www.bradcooper.us/?p=1903&cpage=1#comment-2141 Ryan Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:55:59 +0000 http://www.bradcooper.us/?p=1903#comment-2141 "Understanding, then, is simply a means to a larger end- practicing biblical truth in day-to-day life. Observation plus interpretation without application equals abortion. That is, every time you observe and interpret but fail to apply, you perform an abortion on the Scriptures in terms of their purpose. The Bible was not written to satisfy your curiosity; it was written to transform your life. The ultimate goal of Bible study, then, is not to do something to the Bible, but allow the Bible to do something to you, so truth becomes tangent to life. You see, we frequently come to the Bible to study, to teach it, to preach it, to outline- everything except to be changed by it."<br><br>-Howard Hendricks in his "Living by the Book"<br> <br>P.S. It is a highly recommended, easy read if you want to be able to observe and interpret the thoughts of God in His Bible which, for a Christian, should always lead to transformation like your blog states. “Understanding, then, is simply a means to a larger end- practicing biblical truth in day-to-day life. Observation plus interpretation without application equals abortion. That is, every time you observe and interpret but fail to apply, you perform an abortion on the Scriptures in terms of their purpose. The Bible was not written to satisfy your curiosity; it was written to transform your life. The ultimate goal of Bible study, then, is not to do something to the Bible, but allow the Bible to do something to you, so truth becomes tangent to life. You see, we frequently come to the Bible to study, to teach it, to preach it, to outline- everything except to be changed by it.”

-Howard Hendricks in his “Living by the Book”

P.S. It is a highly recommended, easy read if you want to be able to observe and interpret the thoughts of God in His Bible which, for a Christian, should always lead to transformation like your blog states.

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