Have you ever thought about what the Bible would be like if you had been in charge of writing or editing it? Whatever you would do, I am quite certain you would end up with something that would bear far more resemblance to a systematic theology text than the Bible we hold in our hands today. You would almost definitely scale down the narrative to scale up the plain teaching. In the end, it would probably read more like a Wikipedia entry than the Scripture God gave us.
Yet when God prepared his Book, he ensured it combined both teaching and example in a way we never would. Why would he do this? I suppose it’s because he wanted to both show and tell.
God explains to us the beauty of self-denial, the importance of sober-mindedness, the wonder of devotion, and the necessity of courage. Well and good. But then, just in case we’re still not perfectly clear on it, he introduces us to Daniel, to Paul, and to Deborah, all of whom wonderfully illustrate these virtues. We find them described and then see them lived out. It’s a perfect combination of show
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