One misconception was that air doesn't weigh anything. Even in junior high, students still think that in order for an object or substance to have mass you have to be able to hold it or touch it. So to provide evidence otherwise, I would take a balloon and put it on a scale and we would record the mass. And then I would have a student blow up the balloon, we would put it on the scale again, and we would measure how the mass changed - it increased. And so we would begin the discussion of how since the air inside the balloon had mass and it took up space inside the balloon, it was classified as matter.
2 Timothy 3:16 states that All Scripture is God-breathed. What does that mean?
Just like we require breath in order to form our words, the words recorded by the ancient authors were inspired by God himself. And just like air takes up space inside a balloon, these words should take up space in our hearts and our minds.
The difference I would argue would be that instead of our hearts and minds being vessels that determine the space that these God-breathed words take up, we need to allow to be molded into new vessels by Scripture.
Just as I would use classroom demonstrations to provide evidence in order to confront common misconceptions with my students, when we read, study, and meditate on Scripture, because of the power within it, Scripture begins to transform our thinking, reshape our attitudes, and our behavior is eventually made to reflect more of Jesus.
This is why I am working on memorizing 100 Bible verses and then blogging about the verse. To memorize the words, it requires that I think about it them with intention for several days until they are remembered. I keep practicing the verses too. I use an app on my phone that tracks when it's time to review a verse. But it's not until I write about the verse that it really sinks in my heart and begins to transform my thinking. I literally have been asking God, "Ok, what do you want to say to me about this verse?" And usually as I am on a walk through my neighborhood, some meaning begins to develop. But it's not until I actually start typing that what I am supposed to learn for myself is revealed. And it's my prayer, that in some way, shape, or form, that because I opt to make my learning public, that you are encouraged or challenged or inspired too.
So thanks for making this journey along with me!
Be blessed today!
P.S. The app I use is called Remember Me (Apple Store - there are other apps available in Apple and the Google Play stores)
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