Nearing the End

I really should be studying for the test I have in twenty minutes to which I have studied none for, but writing seems far more interesting. I scheduled for my last quarter at WSU today! It's amazing to think that I am about to be free of studying uninteresting topics, advisory boards, and vending machine food! I have really become extremely apathetic to everything college-related recently. I would much rather be studying theology than worrying about which systems development life cycle I'm doing my project on. I am leaving business academia never to return. The only graduate degree I will get will be in philosophy or theology, and who knows when that will come about.

I've already outlined a tentative five year plan, but just to elaborate. I do plan on moving in Mr. Matthew Martin barring any obstruction. I have learned so much from him, and I'm sure that experience would magnify that. Plus, we're both at the same stages of our life: graduating and figuring out where our ministry is going. I hope that getting a full-time job will not suck me into the hole of nominality and following after worldly pursuits. Yuck. About Schmidt scared me away from all that.

I do want to keep my eyes on my ministry before everything else. I'm ready to take my ministry to a new level. Hopefully I will have more time to concentrate both on mobilization and working towards going overseas. I've been meeting more and more people with a desire to reach the unreached in the Middle East. That still needs much planning and thought.

Discipleship has proved to be my favorite new thing. It is such a joy! I'm working individually with Andy Miller and Robbie Meyers both freshman, and I'm starting a small discipleship group. I didn't think I was ready to pass on what I've learned, but I've seen that believing that is to believe a lie. I am learning so much from these guys, and Matt told me that is what would happen.

Just when I had accepted singleness and starting to accept the fact that I may be single forever, things start to change. That's all the info you're getting.

On a theological note, I don't believe Romans 11:26 refers to the saving of "spiritual" Israel as does Romans 9:6. I'm leaning towards it being the remnant, but I'm not sure on that yet. Also the NPP is getting me thinking, and I'm thinking that we the Mosaic Law has no bearing on those in the New Covenant (Luk 22:20). Ok, boring paragraph over.

Well, I have to go and take a test that I will surely fail, but I've accepted that. Oh, and note to self: clean the house. Passage to dwell on today:

Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:24-26

Post Test Edit: I really should've studied for that test.

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12 total comments, leave your comment.
  1. Yep, the new blog is up. Prayed for awhile about it. I just need to write... that poetry stuff can't be contained anymore. I am watching it though. I don't want to get distracted again. It is a good stress relief and God teaches me a lot through my own writing. Yeah, studying for tests... I should be doing that too. And, the mystery girl. Interesting. I will be nice and not make you tell me anything, not that you would anyway. Enjoy making plans about the future; it will be fun to see how God orchestrates stuff. Latas, Alecia

  2. great verse! (one of many, of course) Last week we went over the 10 commandments in our Bible study, and we definitely hit on that... very cool.

  3. How are we friends? Any idea?

  4. I think cleaning your house would be scarier than taking a test that I wasn't prepared for! By the way, MJ and I had an interesting discussion over the gifts of tongues in Acts is a gift of hear or a gift of speaking; stay tuned to MJ's blog for an assessment.

  5. Discipleship is A-MAZING. O.O Oh my goodness gravy, I love it *lol* I love being discipled and I love discipling girls. *grin* The stuff you learn through them is INCREDIBLE. And the stuff Brittany still teaches me is INCREDIBLE. I love the vulnerability and the love and the openess and the honest seeking of Christ that shines through. XD Though at times I somewhat resent the conviction ;D but then I get used to it, and fix it *grin*

    Also, I'm having trouble responding on your Christian Dating Game thread.

    To Perry: Tongues and the interpretation of tongues are separate spiritual gifts :)

    1 Cor 12:4-11
    There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.

  6. What problems are you having?

    My gift of tongues: nana bana fo fanna, ba nitty sana o kana

    My gift of intepretation: It's a gift sent by God!

  7. I get a 404 whenever I try to comment. :) Funny thing, I don't seem to be able to find the droids I'm looking for either.

    I'm assuming that your gift on tongues chose you?

  8. Logically, I guess Chris that would have to say that the gift chose you; that is, if you want to be consistent.

  9. Logically, it is bad to equate divine election with spiritual gifts. Let's assume that the gifts described in Acts still exist, Paul tells us in the passage that Ashley quoted that, "But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills." - 1 Cor 12:11

  10. Good to know it was divinely appointed gibberish, then -- seems to be a lot of that going around these days. Puts a lot of pressure on those of us who do speak in tongues to actually be heard ;D -- All tongue in cheek, of course. Now, before I go pat myself on the back for that pun, is the 404 fixed? *grin*

  11. "those who actually speak in tongues"? -- I'll leave this alone.

    Send me what you're trying to post. I can then check it.

  12. Jamie Griffith
    Feb 10th 2006

    NPP?! Say it ain't so, Chris! Don't go to the dark side...and it is a very dark side. We can discuss that later. Egads, man!

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