Now apart from faith it is impossible to be well pleasing, for he who is coming to God must believe that He is and is becoming a rewarder of those who are seeking Him out.
To The Hebrews 11: 6, Concordant New Testament
I recently read the comments of a Tik Tok influencer who was bemoaning the fact that there were no single men surrounding her that displayed what she called "Biblical expectations" of being a husband. Well, if your standard is that of the written word, then she was probably right. What man is there who can attain the perfect standard which we find in the scriptures? Now, granted, we could take the concept of biblical expectations to almost everything we see. Biblical expectations of authority, biblical expectations of charity and so on. I understand this young lady's dilemma, but I also believe that her focus is not in the right place. Did Jesus proclaim that the scriptures were the way to the Father? No, Jesus Himself claimed that He was the way, the truth and the life {Johns Account 14:6}. As He tells us through the scriptures, nobody comes to the Father but through Him. Many of us have biblical expectations of how things should be. I have biblical expectations of how the world should be. Yeah, I know, good luck with that right? I believe that we can carry biblical expectations of truth and right and wrong, but that we should be trusting in the Father to reveal what was written in the word. Should our young lady be using a biblical standard of a future mate? Or, would we suggest that she wait upon the Father to reveal him to her? I choose the latter. I know it might sound silly, but we should be trusting in the Father and not the bible. For what is the scripture but the writings of the people, events and teachings of Him? It is the scripture that gives us the history of the Lord Jesus. Yet it is also the scripture which affirms to us His presence {Paul To The Galatians 2:20}. Did Jesus proclaim that we are to believe in the word? No, He proclaimed that we believe in Him {Johns Account 14:1}. I have no issue with people using the scriptures as a way of finding the Lord, we see this all the time. I believe that when people read OF Christ Jesus that they become hungry to know more of Him. So, I guess I should ask the question, what is your biblical expectation of Jesus?
Seeing that Christ also, for our sakes, once died concerning sins, the just for the sake of the unjust, that He may be leading us to God; being put to death, indeed, in flesh, yet vivified in spirit.
Peter To The Disposition 3: 18, Concordant New Testament
I will point out here, that my own biblical expectation of Christ might differ from that of others. For the trending biblical expectation of Jesus is rooted in the words of the scriptures. Therefore, many believers carry the biblical expectation that Jesus will return once more to claim the righteous. Well, I have the biblical expectation that not only has Jesus returned, but that we as believers are one with Him {Paul To The Galatians 2:20, Paul To The Romans 6:8}. Why do I bring this up? Because I believe that our own biblical expectations will be tied to our own interpretation of the scriptures. We can agree that there are many different versions of the written scriptures, basically something for everyone. Well, here's the deal, interpretations may change, and they most certainly do. However, we can trust in our hearts that Christ Jesus is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow {To The Hebrews 13:8}. Dare I say that were our young Tik Tok friend to take a look at a few different interpretations of the scriptures that her own biblical expectations for a future mate might change? Now, to her credit, she has professed to be "Waiting on the Lord" in her quest. I would say that she continue to do that and wait for the Father to reveal to her His expectations of a future mate. But, that's just me.
~Scott~
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