W 2 Assignment 1 Discussion
When the author thinks about the word sacred, she thinks about something being holy, religious, godly and or consecrated. However, the sacred page to the author means the Holy Bible. The Bible is not an end it is the beginning of life because John 10:10b says, "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." Isaiah 43:13a, "Even from eternity I am He." Hebrew 4:12a says, "For the Word of God is living and active." God is our everlasting Father. Brueggemann states, "the creation from Genesis 1:1 is an ongoing process." (159) Therefore, the Bible is the beginning to a purpose, and that purpose is salvation.
To form an intimate relationship with God a person must have the desire to know the Lord. One way to know the Lord is to gather information and another way is communication. For the Bible says in II Timothy 2:15, "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a …show more content…
A relationship of getting to know who God is. When a person finds out in a relationship how much the other partner loves them, they begin to share and give more of themselves by opening up their heart to receive them into their personal inner circle. For the Bible says in John 15:4a, "Abide in Me, and I in you." To remain with Him, do not give up. When a person is in trouble or struggling, and God comes in and intervenes through prayer and worship. One delights in His presence. God in Psalms 30:11 God turns our mourning, our troubles, our struggles into dancing. God wants us to see how good He is, by trusting in His word. Moreover, put his promises to the test by calling on Him and He will answer your prayer, and then you will know that He is the healer and a rewarder of the one that diligently seek Him. Psalm 34:8 says, "O taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!" The only way to taste and know the inner sweetness of God is to try Him at His