Message Translation and Dictation Follow the of biblical truth instead of the of cultural trends “I have also turned to Christianity because I ultimately found life without any spiritual solace unendurable-indeed very nearly self-destructive. Atheism failed to answer a simple question: what is the meaning and purpose of life?” - Ayaan Hirsi Ali Four Reading Principles: 1. There’s a for every text 2. The Bible is 3. is Bible’s best flavor 4. The Bible was written us, not us Joshua 2:2 – And they went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab and lodged there. And it was told to the king of Jericho, “Behold, men of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land.” Joshua 2:18 – Behold, when we come into the land, you shall tie this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and you shall gather into your house your father and mother, your brothers, and all your father's household.” Joshua 6:3-5 – You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city once. Thus shall you do for six days. Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. And when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, when you hear the sound of the trumpet, then all the people shall shout with a great shout, and the wall of the city will fall down flat, and the people shall go up, everyone straight before him.” Joshua 7:5 – …and the men of Ai killed about thirty-six of their men and chased them before the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them at the descent. And the hearts of the people melted and became as water. Proverbs 3:31 – Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways, The spiritual of a follower should reflect the spiritual Just because it’s in the doesn’t mean that it’s behavior Christians align their lives with God’s instead of opinions 1 Peter 3:18 – For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God.”