The Underground Scribe: Just Jesus

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Corinthians 12:9).

"Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made" (John 1:3).

"I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in Me will never be thirsty" (John 6:35).

"...in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world" (John 16:33).

"Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28).

"The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His being" (Hebrews 1:3a).

"I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this" (John 11:25-26)?

So What's a Scribe?

A scribe is someone who consistently operates in three broad giftings: writing, teaching, and administration. Scribes often fill roles of recording and preserving; may be connected with the law, history, scholarship, or government; or serve as secretaries, treasurers, or board members of organizations. The scribe may, of course, carry other gifts as well.

It's possible to receive a scribal assignment yet not be a scribe, just as it’s possible to prophesy (per 1 Corinthians 14) but not be a prophet.

A prophetic scribe is a scribe who conveys the testimony of Jesus in their work (Rev. 19:10), for the purpose of expanding His Kingdom. A prophetic scribe also edifies, encourages, and consoles the church (1 Corinthians 14:3).

Why Underground?

Several reasons:

• I don’t want to be more in love with my reputation or identity than with His. Jesus’ name is the focus, not mine.

• The scribal office is largely unrecognized by the church. I’m being what I already am: underground. Blooming where I’m planted, perhaps.

• My posts taken as a whole won’t fit just one theology or denomination—even my own. Anonymity frees. Perhaps more important, I do not voice in public any occasional disagreement I may have with my own church on a disputable matter (Romans 14).

The Underground Scribe

Just Jesus

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