Things We Ignore in the Bible, Introduction

We ignore some things in the Bible. Here's an incomplete list...

1) God makes sure that many wicked people get what's coming to them (and I don't mean a second chance). The Bible, for many in it, is not a book of second chances, but a book of no more chances.
2) God's radical, undeniable choice of the Jewish people tells us much about Him, as He has designed it to.
3) "Creation Care" or whatever you want to call it, no matter how much you object to it, has definite Biblical warrant. Pollution is not Christian. It never has been. God cares about His Creation. His first charge to us in Genesis was to assist Him in this.
4) Redemption is not a key to success in this life. It is medicine for all who fail in this life. The second part of this is that all are promised to fail eventually in this life. Another way of putting this is that there are no success stories in the Bible, only faithfulness stories. True success is fully enjoyed in eternity.
5) God is passionately ordered and prepared. He respects time and process. He is the enemy of hurry. He is the God of harvest. Sowing and reaping are His ideas. He never "wings it" or improvises. His Word reveals Him to be found in predictable (from His perspective) structure far more than ecstatic experience.
6) God rarely tolerates people who present themselves as experts in Him in order to have power over others.

So, stay tuned for these installments. May they prod you to think about Scripture in fresh ways.