Okay, by now you have noticed a little thing about me, two in fact: 1) I love to read and 2) I am a bit of a multi-tasker. So I read lots of books (and the Bible) at the same time. I don't wait to finish one book before I start a new one-I just spread them out throughout the day so as to read a bit of all of them daily.
Like I mentioned on my earlier post (the 30 day Psalm post) towards the end of 2010 I felt a real, deep need to look into the "elect" in the bible. This, I know, is a sore and controversial subject for most people, including me. But last year I couldn't escape it. Although I had read through the Bible once before, I had not really "noticed" all the different references to the "elect." Although I do find the subject matter interesting, I have to admit that it troubles me. This is a personal journey for me to understand (hopefully) what is meant by the elect. At no time during my journey will I be trying to convince anyone of what I believe to be true-I will just be sharing what my interpretation of the verses are.
While visiting my sister, Monica, in December I mentioned to her how I was looking deeper into the subject of the elect and predestination. She recommended a book called "Chosen by God" by RC Sproul. I have been reading this book since December. I am not in a position to really stand firm on either the Reformed view or Arminian view (I am not much of a title seeker so even when I have a better understanding on the subject-I will not be labeling myself one or the other), however, RC Sproul has helped me understand some other topics of the bible which I will share later. So this one might be a "rocky" road for me-mostly because I want to believe with all my heart that the Lord has "elected" all of us, but Scripture might open my eyes to discover something else.
**if you would like to read this book and can not afford to buy it for yourself, please e mail me at tazzari@juno.com with your shipping information and I will send one to you**
Wow-you have peaked my interest with this one. I have never heard of 'the elect' or that it exists, so I'd better start making a list of things to start digging into one by one. There is so much to learn! :-D
ReplyDeleteThere is so much to learn, this book is really well written. Look up 1 Peter's intro...that's what got me thinking, then I saw it all over the place...still searching for answers...The Bible is soooo good!
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