The Box
I'm sure we've all heard the expression "thinking outside the box" or "getting out of your comfort zone.” I would say most everyone has a box or a zone of comfort and if we venture too far from that place, we begin to notice it.
As a believer in Christ, I feel strongly that we should never leave the bounds of Scripture. I've often said, "God's word is as deep as you want to go.” It is defined as both milk and solid food. It is for the infant Christian and for the mature. It is enough. We never need to venture outside of it to find what we need for life and godliness. Some passages are more difficult to wrestle with than others. Some things contained within it may make us feel as if we are venturing too far from our boxes.
This is what I'm picturing.....
I'm thinking of Scripture as being a huge box and contained within it would be my much smaller box. My box contains my favorite Scripture verses, how I view certain issues, and the tradition(s) to which I have grown accustom, you get the picture. I can spend all my time protecting my box so that no "uncomfortable" Scripture gets in. This would allow me to become "dull of hearing" as the Hebrew letter says. As a result, I would never grow beyond the borders of my box. Never being able to go on to maturity.
It is comforting to know that I can think outside my box and still be safely inside the boundaries of Scripture. Wrestling and struggling to understand Scripture is not a bad thing. If it causes me to be uncomfortable, I can deal with that because it is Scripture. We should not fear anything contained in it. Scripture is truth. There is nothing to fear.
Have a Great Day,
Deny
I'm sure we've all heard the expression "thinking outside the box" or "getting out of your comfort zone.” I would say most everyone has a box or a zone of comfort and if we venture too far from that place, we begin to notice it.
As a believer in Christ, I feel strongly that we should never leave the bounds of Scripture. I've often said, "God's word is as deep as you want to go.” It is defined as both milk and solid food. It is for the infant Christian and for the mature. It is enough. We never need to venture outside of it to find what we need for life and godliness. Some passages are more difficult to wrestle with than others. Some things contained within it may make us feel as if we are venturing too far from our boxes.
This is what I'm picturing.....
I'm thinking of Scripture as being a huge box and contained within it would be my much smaller box. My box contains my favorite Scripture verses, how I view certain issues, and the tradition(s) to which I have grown accustom, you get the picture. I can spend all my time protecting my box so that no "uncomfortable" Scripture gets in. This would allow me to become "dull of hearing" as the Hebrew letter says. As a result, I would never grow beyond the borders of my box. Never being able to go on to maturity.
It is comforting to know that I can think outside my box and still be safely inside the boundaries of Scripture. Wrestling and struggling to understand Scripture is not a bad thing. If it causes me to be uncomfortable, I can deal with that because it is Scripture. We should not fear anything contained in it. Scripture is truth. There is nothing to fear.
Have a Great Day,
Deny
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