JeffR
Puritan Board Freshman
Hello esteemed brothers and sisters,
I would just like to share and expostulate upon my manner of going through a learning process, which is more than 50% made up of reading, and the rest of online resources, i mean thereby that which are tools which i have at my disposal, in a physical sense. As i progress the less will i comment on such things, using phrases beginning with the word my, but as i am enthusiastic about this approach, i find it interesting to voice it here, and see if from such wording of it, it can help aid me in better wordings in the future as my heart is ever transformed by God through Christ, and these resources.
This approach has been theoretically a part of my readings no matter what the subject matter, and at least for the time being i find it to be promising a most exciting and worthwhile approach in the very large subject matter of Christianity. And this approach's working title is "all at once", using all the various kinds of resources amassed over time, to come to, to ever be coming to a multi-dimensional understanding of what can be a very complex subject due to it's massiveness.
In this part of my life i see, and daily have been getting confirmations in my deeper consciousness that there has to be a base, a strong foundation for such an approach, and this is The Reformed position upon not just theology, but upon the life of the believer, The Puritans being some of the most applicable guides to living godly and holy. So the foundational array of resources is that, of the broadly Reformed tradition, which i like because i like to have as much as possible to look up to. As i mature i may be more discerning and gain a helpful critical view of some of the finer details, and PB would definitely be instrumental on that.
Then there is the larger context of the Christian faith, 1st off the areas of special interest, for example the Charismatic movement, Dispensationalism, the mystic tradition, and so on.
And then from a secure regulated use of the above, i would then, with caution test the waters of some of the things i was interested and led astray by in my other periods of experience, in the fields of philosophy, social sciences, sundry historical topics, like The Founding Fathers, which may for me unveil itself as being a vital element of Christianity, and so many other things, perhaps new to me through a more extensive and rigorous study of the aforementioned things.
I so much love reading out loud to my dad in a relaxed manner, the great books that nourish the soul, and venturing through all the other material in the manner stipulated above.
A fear i have is how will i live alone after dad passes, and i feel God is using this time to prepare me for when that may happen. It's like i'm a mass of blubber spiritually, and i'm beginning to recuperate from a lifetime of not doing what i ought to have done, and by God's grace and patience, the after photo of me would be of a person who could perform normal functions and walk relatively long distances.
Thank you for reading everyone, this is probably not up to Puritan Board standards of excellence, but i felt at the time i could perhaps share this, if i'm too self critical, may i grow up soon.
I would just like to share and expostulate upon my manner of going through a learning process, which is more than 50% made up of reading, and the rest of online resources, i mean thereby that which are tools which i have at my disposal, in a physical sense. As i progress the less will i comment on such things, using phrases beginning with the word my, but as i am enthusiastic about this approach, i find it interesting to voice it here, and see if from such wording of it, it can help aid me in better wordings in the future as my heart is ever transformed by God through Christ, and these resources.
This approach has been theoretically a part of my readings no matter what the subject matter, and at least for the time being i find it to be promising a most exciting and worthwhile approach in the very large subject matter of Christianity. And this approach's working title is "all at once", using all the various kinds of resources amassed over time, to come to, to ever be coming to a multi-dimensional understanding of what can be a very complex subject due to it's massiveness.
In this part of my life i see, and daily have been getting confirmations in my deeper consciousness that there has to be a base, a strong foundation for such an approach, and this is The Reformed position upon not just theology, but upon the life of the believer, The Puritans being some of the most applicable guides to living godly and holy. So the foundational array of resources is that, of the broadly Reformed tradition, which i like because i like to have as much as possible to look up to. As i mature i may be more discerning and gain a helpful critical view of some of the finer details, and PB would definitely be instrumental on that.
Then there is the larger context of the Christian faith, 1st off the areas of special interest, for example the Charismatic movement, Dispensationalism, the mystic tradition, and so on.
And then from a secure regulated use of the above, i would then, with caution test the waters of some of the things i was interested and led astray by in my other periods of experience, in the fields of philosophy, social sciences, sundry historical topics, like The Founding Fathers, which may for me unveil itself as being a vital element of Christianity, and so many other things, perhaps new to me through a more extensive and rigorous study of the aforementioned things.
I so much love reading out loud to my dad in a relaxed manner, the great books that nourish the soul, and venturing through all the other material in the manner stipulated above.
A fear i have is how will i live alone after dad passes, and i feel God is using this time to prepare me for when that may happen. It's like i'm a mass of blubber spiritually, and i'm beginning to recuperate from a lifetime of not doing what i ought to have done, and by God's grace and patience, the after photo of me would be of a person who could perform normal functions and walk relatively long distances.
Thank you for reading everyone, this is probably not up to Puritan Board standards of excellence, but i felt at the time i could perhaps share this, if i'm too self critical, may i grow up soon.
i put this at the top to orient myself
1. Bible/language resources.
