Day 12: What About The Relevance Of The Bible?
Read: 2 Timothy 3:10 - 17
What Do Christians Believe About the relevancy of the Bible? Let’s look
at what the Bible says about itself. "All scripture is inspired by God
and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for
training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be
proficient, equipped for every good work." (verses 16-17).This word "scripture" means "sacred writings." These sacred writings
are said to be "God breathed." But this phrase means to 'breath out'
rather than 'in', and that makes the focus of this word on God’s breath
being the source or origin of the Bible.
What makes these
writings sacred writings--is the fact that God breathed them out, that
they have their ultimate origin with God himself. Now this
characteristic of being God-breathed makes the Bible is "useful." This
word useful means "practical," and "beneficial." I think the word
"relevant" captures the meaning here, that because of the Bible’s
source, it has vital practical relevance for our lives. This relevance
is seen in four areas: Teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in
our living righteously.
Teaching focuses on the Bible as giving
us instruction to live life. Now this assumes that we come to the Bible
as learners, because only learners can be taught. This instruction or
teaching isn’t just about heavenly things, but it’s about practical
things like being a good spouse, being a good parent, loaning out money,
starting a family business, and so forth. Rebuking sounds kind of harsh
to many, but really it is just a means of confronting our wrong ideas
about life. For instance if I measure success in life by how much money a
person has, but the Bible measures this success by a person’s
faithfulness to God, then my criteria for success has been rebuked by
God.
All of this results in being thoroughly equipped for a spiritually vital life with God. The Bible provides us with the
equipment we need. It’s been said that when all you have is a hammer,
every problem looks like a nail. Well, the Bible provides us with a
complete spiritual toolbox to live a full and rich spiritual life of
devotion to Jesus Christ. So, however relevant being a good parent is,
making wise decisions are, or boldly grabbing at an opportunity to grow
and mature in our love for each other is however relevant we are likely
to hold the Bible as God's Word in highest or lowest esteem.
Lord, How is the Bible relevant to me today? How can the Bible become
relevant for my neighbor? Help me to live my life in such a way that my
neighbors may see your relevance through me. Reveal to them through Your
Holy Scripture Your relevance.
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Day 12: What About The Relevance Of The Bible?
Read: 2 Timothy 3:10 - 17
What Do Christians Believe About the relevancy of the Bible? Let’s look at what the Bible says about itself. "All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work." (verses 16-17).This word "scripture" means "sacred writings." These sacred writings are said to be "God breathed." But this phrase means to 'breath out' rather than 'in', and that makes the focus of this word on God’s breath being the source or origin of the Bible.
What makes these writings sacred writings--is the fact that God breathed them out, that they have their ultimate origin with God himself. Now this characteristic of being God-breathed makes the Bible is "useful." This word useful means "practical," and "beneficial." I think the word "relevant" captures the meaning here, that because of the Bible’s source, it has vital practical relevance for our lives. This relevance is seen in four areas: Teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in our living righteously.
Teaching focuses on the Bible as giving us instruction to live life. Now this assumes that we come to the Bible as learners, because only learners can be taught. This instruction or teaching isn’t just about heavenly things, but it’s about practical things like being a good spouse, being a good parent, loaning out money, starting a family business, and so forth. Rebuking sounds kind of harsh to many, but really it is just a means of confronting our wrong ideas about life. For instance if I measure success in life by how much money a person has, but the Bible measures this success by a person’s faithfulness to God, then my criteria for success has been rebuked by God.
All of this results in being thoroughly equipped for a spiritually vital life with God. The Bible provides us with the equipment we need. It’s been said that when all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Well, the Bible provides us with a complete spiritual toolbox to live a full and rich spiritual life of devotion to Jesus Christ. So, however relevant being a good parent is, making wise decisions are, or boldly grabbing at an opportunity to grow and mature in our love for each other is however relevant we are likely to hold the Bible as God's Word in highest or lowest esteem.
Lord, How is the Bible relevant to me today? How can the Bible become relevant for my neighbor? Help me to live my life in such a way that my neighbors may see your relevance through me. Reveal to them through Your Holy Scripture Your relevance.
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Read: 2 Timothy 3:10 - 17
What Do Christians Believe About the relevancy of the Bible? Let’s look at what the Bible says about itself. "All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work." (verses 16-17).This word "scripture" means "sacred writings." These sacred writings are said to be "God breathed." But this phrase means to 'breath out' rather than 'in', and that makes the focus of this word on God’s breath being the source or origin of the Bible.
What makes these writings sacred writings--is the fact that God breathed them out, that they have their ultimate origin with God himself. Now this characteristic of being God-breathed makes the Bible is "useful." This word useful means "practical," and "beneficial." I think the word "relevant" captures the meaning here, that because of the Bible’s source, it has vital practical relevance for our lives. This relevance is seen in four areas: Teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in our living righteously.
Teaching focuses on the Bible as giving us instruction to live life. Now this assumes that we come to the Bible as learners, because only learners can be taught. This instruction or teaching isn’t just about heavenly things, but it’s about practical things like being a good spouse, being a good parent, loaning out money, starting a family business, and so forth. Rebuking sounds kind of harsh to many, but really it is just a means of confronting our wrong ideas about life. For instance if I measure success in life by how much money a person has, but the Bible measures this success by a person’s faithfulness to God, then my criteria for success has been rebuked by God.
All of this results in being thoroughly equipped for a spiritually vital life with God. The Bible provides us with the equipment we need. It’s been said that when all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Well, the Bible provides us with a complete spiritual toolbox to live a full and rich spiritual life of devotion to Jesus Christ. So, however relevant being a good parent is, making wise decisions are, or boldly grabbing at an opportunity to grow and mature in our love for each other is however relevant we are likely to hold the Bible as God's Word in highest or lowest esteem.
Lord, How is the Bible relevant to me today? How can the Bible become relevant for my neighbor? Help me to live my life in such a way that my neighbors may see your relevance through me. Reveal to them through Your Holy Scripture Your relevance.
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BEAUTIFUL NEW CHRISTIAN PRAISE AND
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