I tend to read several books at the same time; picking up one and reading a few chapters, then jumping to another, until I have finished several at once. So this week I read portions of New Testament Christianity Volumes One and Two by Sweeney, Woods-Franklin Debate (loaned to me by my friend Grant), Piloting the Straight by Dave Miller (which was recommend to me by my Dad and Joe Williams), James by Guy N. Woods (so I can keep up with Bobby Crowe's class), Greater Bible Knowledge by Wayne Jackson, and Questions and Answers by Guy N. Woods.
Here are some of my collective thoughts after reading the above:
Here are some of my collective thoughts after reading the above:
- You would have to be crazy to debate Guy N. Woods.
- If you believe you can perform miracles, you probably are crazy.
- Musical Instruments were hotly debated even as early as the 1920's.
- Change Agents are scary.
- We should self examine ourselves regularly to ensure our social attitudes don't improperly influence our biblical beliefs.
- Understanding the laws of Hermeneutics is essential to the task of biblical exegesis (this is something I plan to study in more depth soon).
- It's helpful to create a space in your home dedicated to bible study (per Wayne Jackson's suggestion, I recently re-designed my office to be more conducive to bible study).
- A sufficient religious library is also helpful.
- Guy N. Woods had a very interesting position strongly against the practice of inviting people to come forward at the end of a sermon. His argument against it was very compelling, I will have to study this further.
- We are still debating the same things that were debated 100+ years ago.