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Greetings. My name is Jacob Mlan. I'm a
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doctor of physical therapy. By my formal
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training, but I'm a lifelong student of
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the Bible by deeper and greater
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conviction.
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Long before I ever studied at Baylor, I
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was learning through faithful teachers
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and independent studies. And in recent
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months, my passion for studying and
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explaining God's word has grown such
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that I could gladly devote myself to
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full-time teaching ministry while still
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using my clinical skills as the Lord
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provides opportunity.
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My goal for the recordings that I have
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planned next is to adapt the speaking
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notes that I use when leading our
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church's adult Bible study and expand
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them into a more thorough exploration of
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scripture. I'll also display relevant
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text on screen during the um text and
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evidence heavy and verse byvere messages
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um so that you can follow along even if
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you don't have your own copy of God's
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word right in front of you.
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My preferred method of studying the
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Bible is to proceed verse by verse
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through a passage, drawing connections
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to other passages, using one scripture
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to clarify the truth of another,
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performing word studies when differences
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in interpretation hinge on how a
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particular word is translated, and
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occasionally in selecting a topic to
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survey scripture and discover everything
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that has been written about it.
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My approach is primarily exeetical. I
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look to scripture to reveal truth even
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and especially when it challenges me,
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but I also draw from the macro structure
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and narrative architecture of a passage
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at times to create memorable and
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relatable illustrations.
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My communicative posture may seem
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naturally oriented to well- read Bible
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believing Christians, but I'll also aim
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to explain with clarity and evidence so
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that even if you are new to the Bible,
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you could still follow the narrative and
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reasoning of scripture and my occasional
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figurative linguistic constructions,
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analogies, metaphors, and such.
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My notes for each study will also be
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available for anyone who wishes to
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review, critique, or study further.
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From my studies and prayers through the
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book of Proverbs, I've come to
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understand that acquiring wisdom is not
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merely an accumulation of knowledge, but
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a forging of understanding refined by
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truth according to God's design.
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My hope and prayer are that the Lord
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will bless this process as I work
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through it for the purpose of
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encouraging and equipping me as I look
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to him and those who follow after me.
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Not to produce followers of Jacob Mlan,
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but to produce disciples of Jesus
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Christ.
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Whether what I've shared so far seems
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deeply interesting or you simply
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wandered here with questions or
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skepticism, I humbly invite you to
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proceed from this introduction to hear
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what the Bible has to say to you. I
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value discussion, so don't withhold your
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comments or questions. You're welcome to
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subscribe or not at any time. Like and
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subscribe drives social media
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algorithms. True, but I'm not here to
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chase media metrics. Rather, my desire
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to discuss the Bible is motivated by the
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hope of multiplying the number of
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treasures being stored up in heaven. The
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souls saved by grace through faith
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in the redemptive sacrifice of Jesus
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Christ on the cross to satisfy the
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justice of our awesome and loving
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creator.
