Closing IBS Lecture Fall 2008

Exegesis: the word that strikes terror in the hearts of IWU students

Grading Exegesis: equally strikes terror in the hearts of IWU professors

What You “See” Is What You Get What You “Hear” Is What You Believe

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What You “See” Is What You Get What You “Hear” Is What You Believe

What You “See” Is What You Get What You “Hear” Is What You Believe Psalm 40:6-8 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but my ears you have pierced (dug out); burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require. Then I said, “Here I am, I have come-- it is written about me in the scroll. I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.” Cause  Effect

What You “See” Is What You Get What You “Hear” Is What You Believe The healing of our “eyes” determines the perception we have of our world (and of course dictates the way we live and love). The digging out of our “ears” has everything to do with our ability to hear, obey, and believe.

Mark 4

What You See Is What You Get What You Hear Is What You Believe Sadly, many of us are “blind” to the work and “deaf” to the Words of God – our vision is distorted. Thus the way we live our lives has been greatly diminished. If we are to change…if we are to grow; we must allow God to restore our hearing and to take the scales off our eyes! So we can see the world and its inhabitants as God Himself sees us and them.