Recently, my good friend Bruce Arnold sent me this picture of the snow
they received in New Jersey. Even though it has been cold and rainy
here, our weather is nothing compared to this. Having lived in Jersey, I
can appreciate what all this snow means in terms of traffic, but in
Florida we have different problems- namely the congestion caused by the
recent influx of "snow-birds". Now, this picture did evoke a sense of
solidarity with Bruce and when I looked at it today, I thought of Paul's
relationship with other Christians....
Galatians, chapter 6
1 Brothers,
even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must
restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so
that you also aren’t tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 3 For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 But let each man test his own work, and then he will take pride in himself and not in his neighbor. 5 For each man will bear his own burden.
Like
it or not, we all have problems. When it comes to spiritual things, we
need help from others who are spiritual. Oh, we still have to solve
our own matters, BUT both we and they should be willing to seek and give
guidance. So- Bruce: enough your snow and know that my heart goes out
to you. If the weather gets you down, know that my door in Florida is
always open to both you and your lovely wife. By the way, what a nice
picture!!!!
IS GOD'S WORD TRUSTWORTHY?
ReplyDeleteIs God's word trustworthy or is it filled with falsehoods and mistranslations? Jesus admonished the Sadducees for not understanding the Scriptures. (Matthew 22:29) Why would Jesus hold the Sadducees accountable for understanding the Scriptures is if God's written word can not be trusted to be accurate?
Men believe that God created the heavens and the earth, however, they do not believe God is smart enough to give men a Bible that is without errors.
Believers in Christ agree the God parted the Red Sea so the Israelites could flee to safety, however, many proclaim God cannot preserve the Scriptures without errors.
Those who believe in God admit that He destroyed the world by a great floods, saving only Noah and the inhabitants of the ark, however, they deny that God has the power to insure that the Bible has been translated infallibly.
Christians believe that Jesus was resurrected from the dead by the power of God, however, they doubt that God can give us a Bible that is trustworthy, without error, the truth and nothing but the truth.
How ironic, that the same people the claim that the Bible has been mistranslated, not trustworthy or needs additional revelation to be completed; but put their complete trust in Bible commentaries, creed books, catechisms, statements of faith, books about the Bible, and so-called books of new revelations from God.
HOW COULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR A GOD WHO IS OMNIPOTENT, OMNISCIENT, AND OMNIPRESENT TO BE UNABLE TO GIVE US AN INERRANT BIBLE?
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