Comments on: The Center of the Bible http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/04/24/the-center-of-the-bible/ with Mart De Haan and Friends Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:50:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: daisymarygoldr http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/04/24/the-center-of-the-bible/#comment-701 daisymarygoldr Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:07:22 +0000 http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/04/24/the-center-of-the-bible/#comment-701 “It is better to trust in the LORD….” is easier said than done. As Christians we are quick to profess our love for God but then we have second thoughts when it comes to trusting the power/wisdom of the invisible ONE. If only Eve had trusted God and refrained from touching the forbidden… The key to trusting God is our relationship with Him rather than the circumstances we live in. The more we know Him, the more we begin to trust Him in all practical situations. By trusting God we learn to walk by faith…without which we cannot please Him and faith comes by the hearing/reading of ‘His Word’. BTW(NA to KJV)- 594+594 chapters on either side of the center verse= 1188 i.e. Ps 118:8, is a good mnemonic for kids! “It is better to trust in the LORD….” is easier said than done. As Christians we are quick to profess our love for God but then we have second thoughts when it comes to trusting the power/wisdom of the invisible ONE. If only Eve had trusted God and refrained from touching the forbidden… The key to trusting God is our relationship with Him rather than the circumstances we live in. The more we know Him, the more we begin to trust Him in all practical situations. By trusting God we learn to walk by faith…without which we cannot please Him and faith comes by the hearing/reading of ‘His Word’.
BTW(NA to KJV)- 594+594 chapters on either side of the center verse= 1188 i.e. Ps 118:8, is a good mnemonic for kids!

]]> By: Gale L. Jarvis http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/04/24/the-center-of-the-bible/#comment-699 Gale L. Jarvis Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:32:42 +0000 http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/04/24/the-center-of-the-bible/#comment-699 Good Afternoon everyone, Mart, busy, busy morning, ( CENTER ) I belive if the Lord is not the center of my life, He is not God of my life, and i believe this is a must. i believe this is the root of God's plan for a human being, God knowing,and me knowing i cannot fool God for a second, and because God had another group of beings we know as Angelic beings that at least a third did not desire for God to be God of their lives, and thereby in my opinion God's plan has been set down, that if a human being desires to live with Him, they must desire to live with God His way, and lay our lives before Him as a living sacrifice, desiring for God to be God of our lives. One of the biggest lessons God has taught me has been how to love Him as He desires, and how to love others that He puts in my life every day, Loving anyone God's way is absolutely not a human trait, but must be learned through the guidance of the Holy Spirit through thoughts from God found in the bible. Too poohpity, I can only answer for myself, but another big lesson from the Holy Spirit to me was through tithing, not just money as most think of, but the first tenth of my life daily, not just reading, but asking ( ASKING ) the Holy Spirit to guide me into the truth He desires for me today. The Daily Bread has been a study every day for many years, and now Mart has thrown much meat my way that i need and ask the Holy Spirit's help to recieve and try to put to use many of the wonderful thoughts God gives to him, to pass on to each one to chew on and reason out with Him. Good Afternoon everyone, Mart, busy, busy morning, ( CENTER ) I belive if the Lord is not the center of my life, He is not God of my life, and i believe this is a must.
i believe this is the root of God’s plan for a human being, God knowing,and me knowing i cannot fool God for a second, and because God had another group of beings we know as Angelic beings that at least a third did not desire for God to be God of their lives, and thereby in my opinion God’s plan has been set down, that if a human being desires to live with Him, they must desire to live with God His way, and lay our lives before Him as a living sacrifice, desiring for God to be God of our lives.
One of the biggest lessons God has taught me has been how to love Him as He desires, and how to love others that He puts in my life every day, Loving anyone God’s way is absolutely not a human trait, but must be learned through the guidance of the Holy Spirit through thoughts from God found in the bible.

Too poohpity, I can only answer for myself, but another big lesson from the Holy Spirit to me was through tithing, not just money as most think of, but the first tenth of my life daily, not just reading, but asking
( ASKING ) the Holy Spirit to guide me into the truth He desires for me today.
The Daily Bread has been a study every day for many years, and now Mart has thrown much meat my way that i need and ask the Holy Spirit’s help to recieve and try to put to use many of the wonderful thoughts God gives to him, to pass on to each one to chew on and reason out with Him.

]]> By: poohpity http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/04/24/the-center-of-the-bible/#comment-696 poohpity Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:32:50 +0000 http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/04/24/the-center-of-the-bible/#comment-696 Hey Mart, I love it when you said, "Through His Word". The biggest reformations have happened through HIS WORD. The WORD changes hearts, minds and spirits. I would like to know the answer to this trivia question, "How many Chistians read His Word everyday?". Hey Mart,

I love it when you said, “Through His Word”. The biggest reformations have happened through HIS WORD. The WORD changes hearts, minds and spirits. I would like to know the answer to this trivia question, “How many Chistians read His Word everyday?”.

]]> By: B Murphy http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/04/24/the-center-of-the-bible/#comment-689 B Murphy Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:35:36 +0000 http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/04/24/the-center-of-the-bible/#comment-689 Isn't it funny that trivia (trivial) holds a significant spiritual truth. I’ve received and shared this trivia in an e-mail several times. Each time serves as a reminder of how simple and perfect our life with the Lord is. This piece of trivia gives us a glimpse of the order of our Lord. This placement of scripture at the center of the bible sandwiched between the shortest and longest chapters raises our eyes and hands toward heaven to say “God you are awesome.” Isn’t it funny that trivia (trivial) holds a significant spiritual truth. I’ve received and shared this trivia in an e-mail several times. Each time serves as a reminder of how simple and perfect our life with the Lord is. This piece of trivia gives us a glimpse of the order of our Lord. This placement of scripture at the center of the bible sandwiched between the shortest and longest chapters raises our eyes and hands toward heaven to say “God you are awesome.”

]]> By: brownsfan1642 http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/04/24/the-center-of-the-bible/#comment-687 brownsfan1642 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:24:34 +0000 http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/04/24/the-center-of-the-bible/#comment-687 Yes. In a world full of disappointment and hurt, nothing is more important than knowing there really is a place (and Person) of trust and safety. In a world of uncertainty and fear, there is no greater comfort than knowing the One who can give us security of heart and peace of mind. To me, at least, that is part of that "center" of the heart you speak of. Yes. In a world full of disappointment and hurt, nothing is more important than knowing there really is a place (and Person) of trust and safety. In a world of uncertainty and fear, there is no greater comfort than knowing the One who can give us security of heart and peace of mind. To me, at least, that is part of that “center” of the heart you speak of.

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