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28
Bald and the Bible
Posted September 28th, 2009 @ 5:00 am by | | PrintFiled Under Bible Studies, Food for Thought
Just had to share this… My husband is retired military in his second career as a teacher. He is 6’ tall, bald, tattooed and teaches first grade! Recently “David,” who was filling in for the janitor, approached him and wanted to talk.
My husband, Jon, is very open about his faith and loves to share about the grace of Jesus Christ in his life. He claims that he is the poster child for “Forgiven… not Perfect!”
David told Jon that a while back he decided to start reading through the Bible. He began in Genesis and was now almost through with the Old Testament, but he wanted to talk about the Law. His question for Jon was about his bald head. David hemmed and hawed around the Law for a while and then blurted out that Jon was dishonoring God by shaving his head.
Jon smiled and briefly explained about the Old and New Testaments. He shared how the law is there to remind us that we are in desperate need of grace and a Savior.
David began to argue about the Law.
(Now, I need to insert here that if this had been me in the conversation. I would have begun a theological dialogue on the fine points of law vs. grace and taken this man on a tour through Romans, Galatians and Hebrews. That is most likely why the Holy Spirit led David to Jon and not to Robyne).
My husband listened and then encouraged David with these words, “Buddy, I am glad that God has used the Old Testament to show you how we can fall short of the Law; but I want to encourage you to keep reading that book…you’re just getting to the good part.”
Wow. How profound. No argument. No answers. No flip chart with colored markers. Just an encouragement to keep reading the Bible. Okay God… I get this one. We don’t always need to have the answers. We simply need to point people in the right direction!
I knew there was a good reason I married that man.
Have you read “the good part” lately?
