Having a great week so far!! Turned in all of my papers yesterday and so glad to have that officially off of my chest! Beginning to plan my Sydney trip and have a FULL day of class ahead of me tomorrow!
Church was an 'interesting' experience on Sunday. The music was so uplifting and beautiful. It was truly a great way to worship. The church was hosting a guest speaker and I was very anxious to see and hear this individual. The guest speaker turned out to be a pastor from Malaysia. After I got over the language barrier (broken English), I really 'gave a listen' as Australians would say to what he had to say. I found many things that he said, to just be flat out honest, not true and lacking support from the bible. He made multiple comments and references that were not grounded in the Word. For example, he said that "God never takes lives. He only provides miracles" in reference to Abraham's sacrifice of his only son, Issac. He then extended this biblical example to everyday life. I could only sit there and think about how God takes lives everyday. We may not know the purpose but ultimately we must have faith that it is for the good of his kingdom. Also, God is capable of miracles and also probably provides these everyday as well, but it is not his obligation to us nor something that we deserve. The pastor also spoke of Abraham as "father of our faith" and although I am aware that he is the father of many nations, he is not the father of my faith nor anyone else's if they are Christians. These are just a few things that disturbed me during his sermon. I was waiting for the pastor to possibly say something after the sermon to clarify some of the Malaysian man's assertions, but he never did. I found this astonishing seeing as it is his responsibility as pastor to provide the correct information for his church, and a responsibility that should not be taken lightly. This also caused me to wonder how many individuals there are in churches today that claim to be 'scholars' of the Bible or 'preachers of the word' that may not actually be living up to these acclaimed titles. You must truly know the word to live the word, and even more so to preach the word.
No more tangents I promise! The rest of Sunday was great and I went on a long nature walk with Jilly. We had a great time talking about life and contemplating our own lives 10 years down the road. Sure we will both end up as a Miss Havisham (all joking aside let's hope not!). Recently found out that I will officially be coming home JUNE 12TH!! WOOT WOOT! My lovely mother, uncle, and aunt arranged this for me and I am ever so thankful. You guys are the best! Looking forward to the awesome cookout Mom :)
Counting down the days until John visits and the Sydney trip. Everyone keep the Harvey family in their prayers.
G'day Mates!
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