Where I am at...
This is a sort of milestone post. It probably won't be often. It's just to show where I am at in my journey. It'll cover my bible study, theological studies, personal development, and so on. Here it goes
In my quest for better Bible understanding, I'm at the book of numbers in my Bible study. I was recently reminded of a way to view the bible's structure by a friend on Twitter. He calls it the "Bible Matrix", I'll touch on it in a later post. It's really helped me understand what would have been a very boring book. It's also helped in my theology, which I'll touch on next.
Theologically, I'm in a weird place. I find myself very set in my Protestant roots, yet increasingly agreeing with the universalism of David Bentley Hart. My introduction to the "Bible Matrix" has only made me agree with it more, even if it's proponent would not. My theology right now begins with the Christocentrism of T.F. Torrance, which has given me a bearing. This centre has then fit nicely with the universalism of DBH, which is actually very Christocentric, so as much as I don't agree with a lot of DBHs thoughts on the reformers or Reformation in general, his patristic theology has given me a way to be more "ecumenical" in my understanding. The "Bible Matrix", also with it's radical approach to merging biblical and systematic theology, only reinforces this.
Personally, I am getting better. My mood swings are less frequent. It seems God is helping me through the depression. Relationship wise I'm sort of in a weird place. I can't explain, but with respect to the other parts of my life, it's a better situation than it would have been. I'm still a hypocrite. I've not committed to a church yet. I'm living with a nice family for my youth service, so I go to church, but it's till September. I don't know which church I'll commit to when I leave.
All in all, the year is going fine. I praise God. I pray it gets better. May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ provide by his Spirit all our needs. Amen.