Comments on: Leadership: learning from believers and the lost? http://sbcvoices.com/leadership-learning/ Connecting Southern Baptist: 516 Blogs + 246 Twitter Accounts Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:41:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Peter T http://sbcvoices.com/leadership-learning/#comment-7058 Peter T Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:45:44 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=617#comment-7058 Is it a Biblical filter we want or a Spiritual Filter? Remember that God's power through the Holy Ghost is what helps us to understand and learn from His word in the Bible - not the Bible itself - if that were true, then all who read it would find conversion. We know that sadly, all who read the word of God do not find Him, often due to disconnect between man and the Holy Spirit. Why is this important? One, it helps us to not elevate the power of the Bible above God Himself, which sadly, many good-intentioned Christians have done and ultimately distanced themselves from the Divine. Secondly, it helps us to understand that, as you point out, we CAN read all sorts of secular literature and, while remaining good, faithful Christians, have the influence of the Holy Spirit to guide us in how best to utilize what we are reading in bringing ourselves, and others, closer to God. If God truly is the author of all that is good, then there are many that do not profess His name and glory, yet still find His inspiration and contribute to the body of knowledge that we draw upon, though they know it not. Advances in medicine and healing are surely divinely inspired, and so are advances in organizational management and the ability to make groups and organizations more effective. Is it a Biblical filter we want or a Spiritual Filter? Remember that God’s power through the Holy Ghost is what helps us to understand and learn from His word in the Bible – not the Bible itself – if that were true, then all who read it would find conversion. We know that sadly, all who read the word of God do not find Him, often due to disconnect between man and the Holy Spirit.

Why is this important? One, it helps us to not elevate the power of the Bible above God Himself, which sadly, many good-intentioned Christians have done and ultimately distanced themselves from the Divine.

Secondly, it helps us to understand that, as you point out, we CAN read all sorts of secular literature and, while remaining good, faithful Christians, have the influence of the Holy Spirit to guide us in how best to utilize what we are reading in bringing ourselves, and others, closer to God.

If God truly is the author of all that is good, then there are many that do not profess His name and glory, yet still find His inspiration and contribute to the body of knowledge that we draw upon, though they know it not. Advances in medicine and healing are surely divinely inspired, and so are advances in organizational management and the ability to make groups and organizations more effective.

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