by David Scott Robertson
"Whenever Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll, the king cut them off with a scribe's knife and threw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll was burned in the fire. The king and all his attendants who heard all these words showed no fear, nor did they tear their clothes" (Jeremiah 36:23-24).
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This passage of scripture shows us an interesting approach to Bible study. If you read something you don't like, just cut it out! Burn it. Delete it. Pretend that it doesn't exist. Ignore it. You be the judge instead of God. You override the prophetic word and let truth be whatever you determine it to be.
Instead of using a yellow highlighter to MARK passages you like use a black highlighter to MARK OUT passages you don't like.
To many this sounds absurd. Too many, however, act just as absurd when they read God's Word but don't believe it let alone act on it. Their unbelief is tantamount to them using a black highlighter to do away with a statement they don't want to deal with.
What color of highlighter do you use in your Bible study?
DSR
11/1/04