The Oath

"You got yourself marked, so he's your dragon now, Steve. You're part of him; he's a part of you. But you get right with God, you can kill him; just you wait and see," said Levi.
"And just how is that supposed to happen?" asked Steve.
Levi gave a weak smile. "When the dragon sees Jesus in you, he'll back up. He will. You can fool him... You'll scare him, just like I did, just like Evelyn." His eyes closed as if to sleep. "Go to that tunnel... use the tunnel... Jesus'll take care of the rest."


This dialogue, from Frank Peretti's Oath, was about the turning point in the book. A dragon had taken over the small mining town called Hyde River. The citizens of the town loved the dragon, even though they new it was evil and caused frequent murders in the town. Levi, an intelligent Christian and the only one who wanted to destroy the dragon, told Steve that he needed to kill the dragon. However the dragon was was invincible to anyone who was not a Christian. Steve intended to kill the dragon, but he wasn't sure if he wanted to accept Levi's convictions. Frank Peretti succeeded once again in creating a wonderful book full of action, suspense, horror, and prevailing good. I recommend this book highly to anyone who enjoys a good book.

PS: Words are from the vocabulary list.

1 Corinthians

Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials - gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw. But on the Judgment day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person's work has any value. If the work survives, that builder will receive a reward. But if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builder will be saved, but like someone barely escaping through a wall of flames.


Wow! kind of scary, I think. This passage was taken from 1 Corinthians, chapter 3. Paul is telling the people of Corinth that by telling them about Jesus, he started a foundation for their lives, but they needed to build on it. Paul was talking about a spiritual foundation and building their life on God. Who were they to judge if other people looked "holy" or not. God would deal with them all and it didn't matter what anyone else said. If God was pleased with the way someone lived their life, then they got a reward. However if he wasn't happy, the people the was upset at would be in trouble. This passage makes me think about how my spiritual building is doing. I think it needs a little work.

PS: Words are in a prepositional phrase. (At least five. I marked a bunch of them, but their are still a lot more.)

1 Corinthians

Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe. It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom. So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it's all nonsense.
But to those called by God to Salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God's weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength.


In this section, from the Holy Bible (NLT), Paul was talking to the Corinthians about God's plan. He told them that some people were going to call them and their "message" foolish, but it didn't matter because that "foolish" plan saved them from their sins and everlasting punishment. He said that they shouldn't care what other people said, but believe, because their was more proof that Christ lived, died, and rose again, than there was proof that he (Paul) lived that day. What great news!