This is not a bad thing (I am about to do it in this very blog) it is actually very helpful and necessary. We say things like, вЂњThroughout the Bible God is alwaysвЂ¦вЂќ Or вЂњThe Bible teaches thatвЂ¦вЂќ and then we fill in those blanks with some action on GodвЂ™s part or a topic on the BibleвЂ™s part that we see as general truths. Wayne Grudem at the outset of his Systematic Theology argues that each one of us вЂњdoesвЂќ systematic theology without realizing it. Then I slow down from my once zealous pursuit of studying through the whole of Scriptures to continue to know Him more deeply and be confronted by Him content on being an expert on my pet topics while remaining shallow in numerous other areas. The problem is that I can become content with getting to a point in my life where I feel that I sufficiently know and understand the Bible, and that I know and understand God Himself at a deep enough level. We all have our favorite verses, our favorite topics and our favorite soap boxes. Paul writes to Timothy in his second letter this familiar statement, вЂњAll Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.вЂќ It has continually confronted areas of my life and my understanding of God that have been unchallenged.

The result of this study has been life-transforming. I came up with a plan of study that would ensure that I spent time all over the Bible instead of just focusing on what had become my favorite parts.

Three years ago I began a journey through the Bible that would take me through its entirety in depth over the span of five years (which is now actually looking to be six).

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