Hey guys!
I know I tried to do this with Acts last year... and that didn't really work... but hey! I'm willing to try again! :D So here we go, diving right into the very first passage of the new material for 2015-2016's quizzing season! Galatians 1:1-5 (NIV 2011) 1 Paul, an apostle-sent not from meg nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead- 2 and all the brothers and sisters with me, to the churches in Galatia: 3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. If you take the time to dig into this passage, (not just memorizing it) then you'll actually find a lot of interesting things that you can think on during the day, even after you finish your quizzing study. "Sent not from man, nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father" - We aren't supposed to be sent on missions by people, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, and them ALONE. Don't let people tell you what to do, even if they are in themselves, good things, because you only need, and have to, take orders from God. "Grace and peace to you" - Grace and peace.... what else do we need? That covers basically everything. The spiritual in "grace" and the carnal (world, for those of you who didn't quiz over Romans :P just kidding!) in "peace". You could really get a lot out of thinking on this for a few days, trust me. But I'm gonna let you find those things on your own, to magnify their strength even more so. "Gave Himself for our sins" - "Gave", voluntarily, for our sins, these evil things that we do, he gave himself, the Perfect Lamb, for our dirty, disgusting sins. Wow. Just take a moment, and really think about that. I think that no Christian should ever be sad, or put down, because of this one, little, yet gigantic truth. "To rescue us from the present evil age" - This age, is evil, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to realize this. All you have to do is look at the world around you - the people, the stuff on TV and social media, the adds and activities that people look at, and occupy themselves with in all their free time, the things are all around us in this first world country, especially. "According to the will of our God and Father" - Jesus did this, because it pleased the Father. In other words, he wouldn't have, if it didn't. Wow. That's huge! This goes right into the next verse, "To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen" That explains how we feel about the previous verse perfectly, doesn't it? For ever and ever, that doesn't mean that we just thank him for a minute, or remember what he's done for us only on Sundays, or during church and youth group, that means all the time, for ever and ever. I hope that this has helped you see how powerful the material is going to be this year, by just a quick look at the very first five verses of the season. I would encourage you this week, to exersize your study time outside of quizzing, and really get into the material, to see what God is going to teach you through it this year. It can, and will, change you life if you let it. Never forget that! Thanks for reading, keep calm and quiz on (and out) Your fellow quizzer, Mallory
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