Comments on: Tolle Lege http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/five15/2007/05/27/tolle-lege/ for the teens and parents of Sovereign Grace Church Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:23:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: steve http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/five15/2007/05/27/tolle-lege/#comment-5791 steve Tue, 29 May 2007 15:59:44 +0000 http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/five15/2007/05/27/tolle-lege/#comment-5791 Great job, Sara. That's exactly right. Of course I want you to "take up and read" your Bible, but I'm also inviting everyone in five15 to "take up and read" these books. Your CD is on the way... Great job, Sara. That’s exactly right. Of course I want you to “take up and read” your Bible, but I’m also inviting everyone in five15 to “take up and read” these books.

Your CD is on the way…

]]> By: Sara http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/five15/2007/05/27/tolle-lege/#comment-5790 Sara Tue, 29 May 2007 13:27:49 +0000 http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/five15/2007/05/27/tolle-lege/#comment-5790 I'll take the challenge and explain what it is-- In his early 30s, Augustine was convinced that the Bible was true. However, he struggled with the temptations of the flesh, and knew he was udderly incapable of meeting the demands of the Christian faith. One day, while sitting in a garden in Milan, crying out to God for release from his sins, God responded to him. Later in life, he wrote these words: 'Suddenly I heard a voice coming from a nearby house - I don't know whether it was a boy or a girl - singing over and over, Tolle lege, tolle lege, "Take it and read, take it and read!"' He immediatly picked up the bible in front of him. 'I seized it, opened it, and in silence read the passage on which my eyes first fell: "Not in revelling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarrelling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires [Romans 13.13-14]." I had no wish to read further, nor was there any need. All at once, as the sentence ended, the light of certainty flooded into my heart, and all the darkness of doubt vanished away." So, I'm guessing that it's relevant to the post in this way-- we should not only take the bible and read, but we should read spiritual books too. I’ll take the challenge and explain what it is–
In his early 30s, Augustine was convinced that the Bible was true. However, he struggled with the temptations of the flesh, and knew he was udderly incapable of meeting the demands of the Christian faith. One day, while sitting in a garden in Milan, crying out to God for release from his sins, God responded to him. Later in life, he wrote these words: ‘Suddenly I heard a voice coming from a nearby house - I don’t know whether it was a boy or a girl - singing over and over, Tolle lege, tolle lege, “Take it and read, take it and read!”‘ He immediatly picked up the bible in front of him. ‘I seized it, opened it, and in silence read the passage on which my eyes first fell: “Not in revelling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarrelling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires [Romans 13.13-14].” I had no wish to read further, nor was there any need. All at once, as the sentence ended, the light of certainty flooded into my heart, and all the darkness of doubt vanished away.”

So, I’m guessing that it’s relevant to the post in this way– we should not only take the bible and read, but we should read spiritual books too.

]]> By: Sara http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/five15/2007/05/27/tolle-lege/#comment-5788 Sara Mon, 28 May 2007 16:06:00 +0000 http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/five15/2007/05/27/tolle-lege/#comment-5788 It's totally off topic, but what does <i>tolle lege</i> mean?! It’s totally off topic, but what does tolle lege mean?!

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