I have been listening to a series of messages on the Book of Daniel by Dr. Andy Woods. Dr. Woods said:
The fact of the matter is as long as there is breath in your lungs God wants to use you. Is anybody here dead? Well, if you’re not dead you’re useable; the reason you’re not dead is God has you here to use. And people say well, Andy, you don’t understand, I’m retired. Show me the word “retirement” in the Bible. You know what retirement is? Heaven is retirement; you can rest when you get to heaven but in the meantime God wants to use you. Retirement, what does that mean? That means you’re leaving one job which gives you more financial freedom so God can use you somewhere else; that’s what it means. God always wants to use us as long as there’s breath in this body.
Although I am “officially” retired, I seem to be as busy as ever! There does not seem to be any grass growing under my feet these days.
When moving to Florida, I volunteered to work on a project to update doctrinal papers for the mission. There are 22 papers covering a wide range of topics from Calvinism to Open Theism. Several fellows have been helping me with this project and I am happy to say that the revisions have now been completed.
Another task that we have been assigned is to develop topical categories by which these papers can be organized. Many of these papers could be arranged nicely into the chapter headings of a standard textbook on theology—soteriology, eschatology, ecclesiology, etc. But some of the papers do not fit quite as well into such a scheme. For example, one of the papers is on “Evangelical Feminism.” I do not recall seeing that topic in any standard textbook on theology. We certainly could use wisdom as we consider a scheme for organizing these papers.
BTW, I really enjoy the teaching of Dr. Andy Woods. You can find him online in a number of locations. Here’s a few:
Blessings,
Bob
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The Proper Attitude of Man under Grace
by William R. Newell
1. To believe, and to consent to be loved while unworthy, is the great secret.
2. To refuse to make “resolutions” and “vows”; for that, is to trust in the flesh.
3. To expect to be blessed, though realizing more and more lack of worth.
4. To testify of God’s goodness, at all times.
5. To be certain of God’s future favor; yet to be ever more tender in conscience toward Him.
6. To rely on God’s chastening hand as a mark of His kindness.
7. A man under grace, if like Paul, has no burden regarding himself; but many about others.
