THE AUTHORITY OF THE WORD

THE AUTHORITY OF THE WORD

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

  John [MKJV] chapter 3 … whosoever believes in Him [Jesus Christ] should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him. He who believes on Him is not condemned, but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God. …

  Ephesians 5:8-10 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth), proving what is acceptable to the Lord.

  As John 3:3 born-again John 1:12 family we say we believe in the authority of Scripture as His guide for us. Is this always true? No, for if we’ve been paying attention there are counter ideas that have permeated the thinking and actions of individuals and groups including denominations and local congregations. To address this problem I’m asking a few questions and giving an example of deviance.

  Who is the greatest authority on the Bible that has ever or will walk among us? The author. Jesus Christ; God-Incarnate. (Jn.1:1)

  Why don’t people believe in Jesus? List the reasons that you, I, and others have given and hear . . . reasons that permeate Christian evangelical thought and action adversely contrary to God’s Word.

  The Truth given by the Author is “that the Light [Jn.8:12] has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the Light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, lest his deeds should be exposed.” The oft accepted list for rejecting Jesus is lies stuffed with reasons! It is all about love of staying away from the Light.

  How many other false ideas are unfavorably affecting Christian individuals and churches?

  How will embracing this Truth change our attitude and the way we and churches act?

  Let us who were “once darkness” (Eph.5:8) carefully walk as light in the Light. This being “more noble” (Acts 17:11) in not readily accepting ideas in conflict with God’s Truth.

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Of note: Another lie is that as unsaved people we simply walked in darkness, we were darkness.