I've been studying so much lately and missing how often I used to write. Maybe I should just start on writing a book? I thought it would be cool sometime to write a book on the difference between evangelism and living a godly life. Many times people think they are synonymous. While they support each other, it's my belief that evangelism is active rather than passive. That would be a fun book to write.
So my Midterm for Hermeneutics is tomorrow, but I might take the exam tonight because I've just finished reviewing all my material from Lessons 1-5. All that's needed is some short review of terms. Johnny and I will be helping eachother study for our exams tonight. I've been studying so hard and due to the pace of the class, it's sinking in more for me now that I review it for the test. I'm grasping the concepts much better now and there is a level of excitement each time I sit down to study the principles of interpreting God's Word and learning new things all the time. I'm reaching more of a point where if someone asks me what I've been learning, I might actually be able to pull something together in a communicatable form and put it into words. It's been so intense that when someone asks about the class, my mind struggles to put into something people can understand.
Through it all I'm still so excited I have the privalege to study God's Word while I work to save money. I know time spent now will be so rewarding in the future wherever God leads. This morning in church I had desire rise up in me to teach. I miss actually preparing to teach lessons in CSM. It provided an avenue to let the passion flow in a form that would bless others and gain experience in the doing what I believe God has called me to do. I have so many tools in my reach for study that it will surely be a blessing when God opens those doors.
Recently I've been given an opportunity by a family at my church to watch over their home while they are on vacation. I was humbled and surprised they asked me for this. I would walk their dog, make sure he and the cat are fed, water the plants, and sleep in the home overnight for a week. They have the internet so it would be easy to do homework and it's actually closer to work. It will also be a paid opportunity. I'm looking forward to the experience as I've never done something like this before. It will be like a mini-vacation! I'll pack a suitcase for a week and bring some food from home and it'll be good. Their big dog's name is Samson and it looks like he likes me... while it may have just been the smell from my female dog.
I've also been asked by my best friend to baptize him on the 30th. This came as a surprising honor. He said I've been the primary spiritual influence on him since he's been a Christian. he came to the same conclusion I did about a year ago... that when I was first baptized, I probably wasn't really saved. So when I actually had assurance, I got re-baptized. I'll be skipping my weekly witnessing night to participate in his baptism service with great honor and pleasure in doing so. It's quite exciting!
Here's something for you from class... do you like terms?
Epistemology
Paul Feinberg defines epistemology as “the branch of philosophy that is concerned with the theory of knowledge. It is an inquiry into the nature and source of knowledge, the bounds of knowledge, and the justification of claims to knowledge ” (Feinberg 359).
From this definition, epistemology:
1. Inquires into the nature of knowledge
2. Describes limits (“bounds”) of what can be known
3. Evaluates whether or not claims to knowledge are just
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