Reflection Paper

Three years ago I heard from the Lord to further my studies at The King 's University, and little did I know, this sweet whisper would change the course of my life forever. I was on my way to another amazing university when God spoke to me and said, “You know this is not what I have planned for you, BreeAnna. Apply at The King’s University where I will teach you and grow you.” Little did I know, that simple whisper turned into the sweet melody I would be singing over the course of the next couple years. To learn at TKU means to study and flourish on anointed ground. This university may not be the normal university one would see around the world. It is more than going to class Monday through Friday simply because this university greatly values

I never put the puzzle piece together until I learned the theological background of this passage. This completely ties into TKU’s statement of faith where they too believe Jesus was “eternally preexistent with the Father and the Holy Spirit.” I love that Ridderbos taught us the value and importance of distinguishing God’s voice from either God, or the Word and also between the Father and the Son. I enjoyed learning more in depth theology about John 1:6-7. For example, I did not know that this is decisive evidence that the prologue is not in complete unity. That was something that challenged me to look up and get more details on because I like when certain little details point to evidence. I also learned that when John was saying that he came to bear witness to the Light, what he actually meant was this was his way of introducing the Gospel and the Light that will eventually save all. Ridderbos was right when he said that this verse is what screams the uniqueness of Jesus. I learned for verse thirty that he was slightly repeating himself in verse twenty seven, meaning that the reference to Jesus being before John was extremely important to John the Baptist. The last thing that amazed me was in verse thirty one, this was the introduction of John’s role in the entire Gospel. He knew He was living for Christ and nothing

Paul has a very high view of the physical body. Silva also notes that Paul was passionate about boldly proclaiming that the body was to be used for glorifying God and to use it to please God, and to avoid sexual desires. Another concept that will always resonate within me is the view that Paul has with his theology of stewardship. In 2 Corinthians 9:8 Paul reveals that God enriches people so that they can bless others, since the pagan principal in which many people followed in this day said to give so that God might give to you. Paul disagrees and says to give so that you may be a blessing to others. Paul also talks about the story of the manna where God provided miraculously, and reminds believers in 1 Corinthians that anything they have is God’s anyway. He also reminds them that what they have on this earth will not be taken with them to their eternal destination. This aligns with TKU’s statement of faith as they too believe that God is the one who first demonstrated the act of giving by giving His only