Questions from Week#3 of the School of Theology

We only had one question this week, Here it is:

"My husband is wondering why we don't discuss what is going on in the rest of the world in our discussions?"

Good question! Our discussions really don't have many boundaries. The only thing I would like to see as the teacher and facilitator is that the conversation stay on topic. The theme of this class, "A Scarlet Thread" is designed to demonstrate for us where we see the story of Jesus in the Old Testament. I know there will be times when we are discussing a certain portion of scripture or topic and it will remind us of something we see in modern times. When that happens I invite anyone to chime in. In this particular course we are talking about prophetic events or utterances in the Old Testament pointing to the coming Messiah in Jesus. Sometimes they may have dual meanings. For instance when Israel is talked about in the Old Testament we can sometimes see the similarities between their actions and the actions of the modern church. It is very appropriate to bring that up in class.

My main goal is to teach the things in the Old Testament that point to Jesus. I do this not only that you might learn, or gain an excitement for scripture. I want to see us all become "Missional Theologians". If we never take what we learn out into the world than we are like that lamp Jesus talks about that is under a bushel, it has no real use!

Because the Holy Spirit is our true guide as we study together at the School of Theology, we can expect that the Spirit might speak to any one of us during the class. Don't hesitate to speak up and ask the question or share what you think is relevant! We will all benefit from the shared conversation.