Reflective Essay: My Journey To Salem Academy Christian School
I was born and raised in Salem Oregon. My family comes from a long line of Episcopal’s, however, my dad forsook the church in 1995 due to political reasons. As such, I was never raised in the Episcopal Church, but my parents sent me to Salem Academy Christian School, a non-denominational school. There I learned about Christianity through Bible class and weekly chapels. By the time I reached high school, I wanted to start attending a local church, specifically a Baptist church, which is why I began attending Calvary Baptist. Due to slight changes in theological and ecclesial understanding, I have begun to examine the Presbyterian Church, which I now currently attend. My history with Christian institutions – both liberal and conservative ones
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In elementary school, we had to memorize a verse(s) every week as a part of our grade in Bible class. By the end of my senior year at Salem Academy, my Bible Teacher Mr. Williams had my friend and I write our own commentaries on Scripture, and he had us help teach the ESL Bible class to the foreign exchange students. I also attended youth group and an adult Wednesday night Bible Study, where I began to appreciate how integrated the Bible was. Prior to that, I viewed each doctrine and section of the Bible as being separate, but as I began attending the adult group, my appreciation for the Bible grew as I saw how beautifully interrelated the Christian scriptures are. As I now enter into UFDN 2000, I think I have an adequate understanding of Biblical knowledge to be able to engage the course work decently …show more content…
Up until a year ago, I was a proponent of the Minority Texts, but when I started taking the pro-Receptus arguments seriously, I began to be in favor of Textus Receptus. Which is why I now read the KJV instead of the NIV or ESV. I would like to clarify that I’m not against the new translations, but I am “against” the codexes that they are based on. So, I was wondering if we could discuss the arguments on both sides during class at some
In elementary school, we had to memorize a verse(s) every week as a part of our grade in Bible class. By the end of my senior year at Salem Academy, my Bible Teacher Mr. Williams had my friend and I write our own commentaries on Scripture, and he had us help teach the ESL Bible class to the foreign exchange students. I also attended youth group and an adult Wednesday night Bible Study, where I began to appreciate how integrated the Bible was. Prior to that, I viewed each doctrine and section of the Bible as being separate, but as I began attending the adult group, my appreciation for the Bible grew as I saw how beautifully interrelated the Christian scriptures are. As I now enter into UFDN 2000, I think I have an adequate understanding of Biblical knowledge to be able to engage the course work decently …show more content…
Up until a year ago, I was a proponent of the Minority Texts, but when I started taking the pro-Receptus arguments seriously, I began to be in favor of Textus Receptus. Which is why I now read the KJV instead of the NIV or ESV. I would like to clarify that I’m not against the new translations, but I am “against” the codexes that they are based on. So, I was wondering if we could discuss the arguments on both sides during class at some