For me, it shows me what real love is. And all the twists and turns in real human fallibilities, while the hand of God gives each person free choice. The unbeatable wisdom found in it - for just one example, a lot of the proverbs are still very much current, because they too happen to be TRUE.
Reading about God, and about fallible human beings and their ways, and relating it all to my own experiences. Sometimes it makes you laugh, sometimes cry or feel `ouch!’ - but always there’s more to learn. Including, very much, when you get more into it, about the deeper meanings in each verse that we wouldn’t `get’ by just reading through first off.
And, ultimately, learning bit by bit about why Jesus had to go through not only such a cruel human death but also total black-out from the Father on our behalf. Believers sometimes feel that God isn’t there for them, but, for Jesus, the Father really wasn’t there for him during his time of death before resurrection - for a purpose, so that by Jesus’ perfect sacrifice the barrier would be forever broken down between the Father- Jesus-the Holy Spirit and us.
Reading about God, and about fallible human beings and their ways, and relating it all to my own experiences. Sometimes it makes you laugh, sometimes cry or feel `ouch!’ - but always there’s more to learn. Including, very much, when you get more into it, about the deeper meanings in each verse that we wouldn’t `get’ by just reading through first off.
And, ultimately, learning bit by bit about why Jesus had to go through not only such a cruel human death but also total black-out from the Father on our behalf. Believers sometimes feel that God isn’t there for them, but, for Jesus, the Father really wasn’t there for him during his time of death before resurrection - for a purpose, so that by Jesus’ perfect sacrifice the barrier would be forever broken down between the Father- Jesus-the Holy Spirit and us.
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