The Tulip Driven Life

           Ephesians 5: "22  Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.  23  For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.  24  Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so  let  the wives  be  to their own husbands in everything.  25  Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,  26  that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,  27  that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.  28  So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.  29  For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord  does  the church....

Before I say what I want to say about dating relationships and marriage, let me say this. I didn't expect to continue blogging very much, if at all, while at Bible College. The obvious reason would be because of the amount of studying to be done, along with time spent in fellowship with other students and faculty. Yet another reason, and perhaps the main reason, that I didn't want to blog here is because I felt like it could come off as arrogant. Meaning, if I write a blog, and write frequently, it could appear that I think I know more, and am holier, than the other students. And I didn't want that. I want to be in a student mentality, not in an instructive/teaching mentality. If I blog about my beliefs and write to try and persuade and edify others, I feel that that may come off in such a way that I am unteachable, or that I have it all figured out. I don't believe that at all. I don't have it figured out. What's more, I do not claim to practice what I preach...

UPDATE: My first year at Reformation Bible College is now almost over, and I can assure the prospective student that all I have said below has held true. It is a wonderful college and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn the reformed faith in an environment conducive to growing spiritually as well as theologically.  So I've been in Sanford, Florida for what feels like a long time now, even though it's only been a few days. Settling in has been a bit easier than I thought. I've also had two days worth of classes now. There has been some anxiety, and I think the course work will be hard, but I believe if I do my reading and pay attention in class, I'll manage pretty well. It's great, and humbling, to be around so many smart people, people whom God has graciously blessed with insight and wisdom. I am not only talking about the professors, but fellow students. When you are sitting at home, cut off from other reformed folk, you can begin to think tha...