3/3/2022 0 Comments What is the Bible For?The Bible is the inspired Word of God for us as humans to know who God is, how He loved us enough to create us, and to share His love with our brothers and sisters the world over, who are also His creations. This is hard...if we relied upon our own power. But we have Jesus, who was born, lived, and died on the Cross for all of our sins. We need to tell our brothers and sisters worldwide about Jesus for them to accept Him as their Savior, just as He left it for us to choose Him in our pasts.
Questions for further thought: 1. How often do we read our Bibles? Daily? Weekly? Hardly ever? (Challenging question, isn’t it?) 2. Do we often pray about the wisdom contained in the unadulterated Word of God in our lives, even after reading Biblical passages? Challenge: Pray to not only read our Bibles but also prayerfully reflect on the significance of them for us, and God’s plan for our lives and for our brothers and sisters in this world. It’s an awesome challenge, but we should definitely do it.
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It is true, since Dionysius Exiguus, a Christian monk who, in 525 AD, collated what we Protestants know as the Bible, other Christian churches (Catholics and Orthodox) do have versions different from ours. However, even the Catholic church doesn’t include “The Apocrypha” as anything more than historical writing. In any event, the above verses are quite clear, in both Old and New Testament commands, as to what God expects concerning His Word for us.
Questions for further thought: 1. Do we ever get questions from people wondering what’s the “real” Bible? 2. Do we have enough Biblical knowledge to answer them, intelligently? Challenge: For more information on the Apocrypha, go to Are Apocryphal books really Scripture?, and What Is The Apocrypha? . Once done, please pray for God-directed answers for questions that believers, and non-believers, may have for you on this topic, should it come up. 3/1/2022 0 Comments What is the Bible ABOUT?The Bible is the inspired Word of God given directly to us to know Him and love Him as He loved us first. John 1:1 tells us directly who the Word is. John 1:14 further explains who Jesus truly IS and what He should be to us, and how we should follow Him. And note that Jesus is also in the Old Testament as well, but was not down here – yet – in corporeal form. God does not change, though, regardless of Old or New Testament narratives.
Questions for further thought: 1. Do we ponder or pray about, in a real way, exactly who Jesus is? 2. Do we pray on the sacrifice of Jesus FOR us in the way we ought? How often? Challenge: Truly, read John 1:1, and then John 1:14, to get a true idea of who exactly Jesus IS, and how we should understand His supreme sacrifice for us. Pray to be thankful, daily, for that sacrifice, and to read His word daily, also, with that sacrifice in mind. |
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