Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. (Psalm
119:105, NIV)
Until a recent Allen Bible Church sermon, (5/11), I had used the word perspicui-TEA incorrectly. I even documented its use in my Bible years ago as I heard it from a former pastor. Obviously, I heard it incorrectly since clarity of truth is the hallmark of perspicuity in scripture. God's truth has no opacity when spiritually discerned by the Holy Spirit. God's Spirit gives clarity and understanding of scripture.
Clearly, God's word is infallible, even when I don't fully understand it. (2 Timothy 3:16) Living out (obedience) what I do know and do understand, allows me to continue to grow in knowledge of Him. I want my faith to be perspicuous in my life.
It is God's word that gives lucidity to my life of faith.
It's why I use God's word as a filter to my thoughts and interpretations of scripture.
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| A cuppa perspicui-TEA--- May I sit under God's Word and its veracity, imparted by the Spirit of Truth. |
“I
believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I
see it, but because by it I see everything else.” (C.S. Lewis)
Lucidi-TEA is key in studying God's Word. Therefore my "Tea with Thee" times start with a request for a cuppa perspicui-TEA of spiritual wisdom to be served by my spiritual teacher.
