This is a plain simple but silly question that turned into my mind just a few days ago. "How much do I really know His Word?". For me the answer is... not much. A few days ago, Juli asked on the Outcast Community about who was Taddhaeus, and whether Luke was one of the 12 Apostles or not. I did not know about Taddhaeus, but I was so sure that Luke was one of the 12 Apostles. And what's worse, not just Luke, but I also thought that Matthew and Mark were also of the 12 Apostles. If you know about the members of the original 12 Apostles, Matthew, Mark and Luke were not of them. It's the little things that can catch you off guard :)


Because of this, I become aware that I really haven't learned much about the Scriptures. I've started only after I became truly new-born last August, and I haven't read that much passages yet. I've finished reading Genesis on January 2004 but I stopped around the middle of Exodus. I need to start disciplining myself again, maybe I'll read the New Testament first. I haven't even read the most important part of the Bible, the part about Jesus' sacrifice. I didn't know much about the details because I haven't read passages from the Last Supper to the Resurrection until the Ascension of Jesus (although I learned the basics at Sunday School). When I saw The Passion of The Christ, I was like "Huh? Did they really speak that in the Bible?" (like the part where Pilate asked, "Truth? What is truth?", or about the false witnesses, or about Caiaphas saying, "If you free this man then you're the enemy of Caesar" and so on). At first I thought they were additional lines from the movie, but in actuality, they're not. They are real.


Thanks to Juli, now I feel anxious and eager to learn more about God's Word. Hmm... I wonder where should I start next. I don't feel like continuing from Exodus just yet, there's too much confusing numbers and sizes about temples, camps and robes there. Maybe continuing from the New Testament will be better. Until then, if you have something interesting to discuss, please be so kind to tell me via my commenting system or shoutbox. I'll read about it and maybe we can discuss it together here. For now, this is the current topics I want to learn:

If Matthew, Mark and Luke were not of the 12 Apostles, how could they describe what     happened during Jesus' ministry with accuracy and detail? Did they trail along with Jesus     on Getsemane? Were they on the same boat when the storm happened? Divine inspiration?

The role of the 12 Apostles. Was there any of them that went unnoticed? After I learned     about Thaddaeus later I found out that he was the one that wrote the "Epistle of Jude".

The death of the 12 Apostles plus the new Apostles such as Paul, Silas etc. This is not on     the Bible, so I need references. Like about Peter died being crucified with his head below.


Sister Chette and Jessy, I think this will be interesting for you two. Can you help me? ^__^


••• Thursday, May 27, 2004 •••