Bible Study #2

6-25-07...2nd Bible study at Siña´s casa

So a few nights ago me & Amy went with Ronald to Siña´s house to have another Bible study. It was with her & Theresa (lady from church). I couldn´t totally understand wat he was talking about at first because he talks really fast & I have to super focus on what he is saying. I mean I undertstand everything he says, but I have to focus and translate it in my head, and then put it together like a puzzle. Well, I don´t exactly know everything he said or the point he was trying to make, but what I did understand during his lesson was about our appearance and faith. He asked Siña to describe what Amy was wearing. After she described Amy´s apparel Ronald was saying that she knows what Amy is wearing because she can see it, but we can´t see God. We know he is ther, but we cannot see him. So sometimes it can be difficult, but because of faith we know he is real and we know he is present.

It is kind of interesting and astonishing that the word of the Lord can be preached and told to people with different languages. What Ronald said to Siña is something I have heard before, but in English. It is just so amazing that the word of God does not change, but it can be changed-translated into tons of different languages. The ¨goal¨ , if I may, is the same...to know, love, and live for the Lord.

So the study continued and I don´t remember how he got to this point because there was a lot of fast talking going on, but it lead to an analogy of a clean house. Ronald was telling Siña that if she knew someone was coming over to her house it wouldn´t be a mess (not that it was a mess ... it was spotless) , or she wouldn´t want clothes lying around...thus she cleans it up because she doesn´t want people to see her house messy. Similar to herself...He said that he assumes that she likes to look her best because she was dressed up & had makeup on, so appearance must be an important thing to her. Which lead to him discussing our insides, or heart for the Lord. Ronald made the point that if our interior is not clean, and if it is not cared for hen it will not matter how dirty or clean our house is, or how mçnice we look on the outside because it is our inside that matters. God knows our hearts and sees into our innermost being, and so it is important to have our hearts pure for the Lord.

Anywho this Bible study was pretty good. I felt more relaxed than I did the first time, and I wasn´t so scared to talk whenever Ronald asked me to read from the Bible or explain what I thought about a certain verse or idea. I also can see a difference in Siña. She seems not so burdened like she did the first week I met her at the Bible study. She is a really nice lady & she has the CUTEST daughter ever, Paula. I just hope and pray that God can continue working in Siña so she can fully dedicate her whole self to Him without any hesitation.