Random

So, I've been a little fuzzy about where I need to be reading Scripture, although I'm probably one of the most stubborn people on this planet... God has been telling me Romans but I just can't conquer that book and grasp it without really thinking about it!, and so I've been taking it one verse at a time, and it's intense! I was going to do this amazing Puritan read-through-the-Bible-in-a-year thing, but I'm about to start my second semester of college and the bible study requires a LOT of time to do, so I'm going to continue to map out Romans, and I'm sure ... like God has already done... I will land in some pitstops along the way. I've had a lot of random thoughts this week:
1. What is love in the body? What does loving Christ and loving others look like? I'm sure it looks selfless. Although once one looks at Christ I can't see how they would want to look at themselves in a glorifying manner anyways other than the fact that we are God's children BY HIS GRACE. I mean, LOVE. Not necessarily romantic love, but as God would love the church. What does that look like?
2. We all have images or thoughts on who God is. Is my thought of God centered on Scripture? Who God is... I can say He's holy, righteous, just... but what do those things mean? Is the church in America or even anywhere else placing the things they believe around Truth or around ideas that usually are wrapped around me, here, now, and quick? Most likely the latter. Although, there is Truth in America... don't worry christians you just have to TALK TO PEOPLE and get to KNOW them and see who is a real Light bearer.
3. Does the church look like THE CHURCH today? Are we as christians rejoicing in fellowship because we are of the LIGHT. We are of the FATHER?! We share one common bond in Christ that He has graciously imparted Himself to us that we might know Him and by having that bond with each other in Christ we might encourage each other in knowing Him more and looking mroe like Him? Do we find joy in being with our brothers and sisters and learning more about who they are, and who they are in Christ? Are we calling each other out? Are we seperating sin from holiness, and helping each other be mirrors for GOD!
4. Are we as christians really trusting Him? So often times, we say we know God is holy. We know God is sovereign. We know He is powerful, but do we trust that? Until our heart surrenders itself completely to the Father and His will... we will not trust Him. That complete surrender.
5. Are we as christians completely centered in what we should be. SO OFTEN, it is easy for people to enter into theological or philosophical discussions and discuss ideas and things and get so offtrack that they are beginning to base their lives upon ideas of man rather than being centered in Truth. I am not saying that discussing these things is bad? God can use both of these topics (namely because one is the study of Him), to allow us to know Him more in fellowship without consuming each other.
Just a few random thoughts...
To those whom I love and adore and see Christ radically changing your lives.
Romans 1:8