There’s a lot of controversy today about whether the Bible should be taken seriously... Just consider this: Ephesians 5:25b-27a reads, “...even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing...” When you get into the shower, do you let the water only wash part of you? Do you stand there watching the water fall and wonder what it all means? Do you pick and choose which drops are hitting your body? Of course not! We all just let the water freely flow over us, washing away all the dirt on our skin. But isn’t this exactly what some of us do with the Bible? Think about it.
Monday, January 03, 2005
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Brian,
ReplyDeleteYou're so right! The Bible warns us that we will avoid the Truth and only listen to what "our itching ears" want to hear. God's Truth is complete and sufficient. We must study the whole of His Truth. And by His Grace, we will come to understand it. Picking and choosing which verses to believe is the same as denying that God's Word is Truth. And that would be like calling God a liar... Many these days deny God. We should pray for their souls.