What I've learned from BJ...

I just read this in a book a friend let me borrow called I Would Die for You about a teenage kid named BJ who died from a disease he got while on a mission trip in Peru. Im only on the 4th chapter but was struck by a blog entry the book quotes that BJ wrote before he died.

"By the way...While even I often have to stop and figure out something that the Bible says that may have previously been contrary to my beliefs, you're looking at the Bible in the wrong way to say that when you find out about a portion of it you disagree with. Instead of only believing the Bible if it matches your own personal beliefs, make your beliefs match what the Bible says, because it has much more authority and relevance than our petty circumstances which bring about unsolid opinions. Many times my beliefs have changed due to finding a passage in the Bible that contradicted my old beliefs, but when this happens, do not assume that the Bible is wrong, assume that you are wrong. Because we are wrong a lot, but god is never wrong."

Now I realize that some of the writing is a little off but he wrote that when he was fourteen! It struck my spirit as a good reminder of how I want to be shaped BY the Word and how I want the Word to be the ultimate autority in my life and belief system.