Eric Morgan -- Outside reading #3

Another book that I have read recently is a book written by a man named Rob Bell called Velvet Elvis. This book was a compilation of his thoughts and views of the Christian faith. He is a pastor of a mega church named Mars Hill in Michigan, and has receive much criticism for his thoughts. He in my perspective had many thoughts that were very beneficial to understanding the bible and helpped me read the bible in a new way. One of the things that I really liked about the book was that he talked about the gospels and the purpose in which each were written. The fact that each of these desciples had motives made them more human and allowed me to relate with them better and relate with their gospels better as well. And in having the beliefe that all the scripture is God breathed I loved how each gospel gave a different perspective on Jesus' life and how God intended the bible for everybody and allowed all different kinds of people to relate to it. Another thing that I took out of this book was that, the bible was mean to be a communialy read and perceived text. The letters and the gospels weren't in such an abundant supply as they are today and the authors knew that most of the people in the world would only hear the words of the scripture in groups and therefore interpreted in groups, so when reading the bible today what must be taken into account is that it much be interpreted in groups and never by oneself. Becasue in interpreting by oneself one could get confused and stray away from the meaning of the scriptures. Through reading this book I have gain a greater perspective on reading scripture in which I apply to my everyday life and interaction with other people.