The Bible is THE Standard for Living
When speaking of the law as Moses prepared to send the people he had cared for into the Promised Land he said; “These are not mere words for you but this is your very life.” DT 32:47.
That is still true. The word of God is our very life. How can we expect to grow in our salvation if we are not craving the word of God? “Like new-born babes crave the pure spiritual milk of the word THAT BY IT you may grow in regards to your salvation.” 1 Peter 2:2.
We grow in Christ BY TIME IN THE WORD. We prove that we are disciples of the LORD Jesus by abiding in His word. “If you ABIDE IN MY WORD you are truly my disciples.” John 8:31.
The word of God is useful to train us and shape us into all that we need to be to honor God. “all scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness so that the man of God may be EQUIPPED FOR EVERY GOOD WORK.” 2 Tim 3:16,17. How in the world can we expect to have the resources for ANY good work much less EVERY good work if we are not faithfully spending time in the word?
The word of God is valuable for overcoming sin. “How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to Your word. I have hidden Your word in my heart so that i won’t sin against you.” Psalm 119:9,11. Who among us does not battle the enemy of sin? And how shall we find victory apart from the word of God?
The word of God gives us vitality when we meditate on it. “Blessed is the man who delights in the law of the Lord and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by rivers of water. His leaf does not wither, he bears fruit in season, whatever he does will prosper.” Psalm 1:1-3
These are just a handful of the verses i love most about the bible. There are scores of other verses that we must bury in our hearts. But even if we just take these above verses into consideration it causes me to raise the question: When did the Christian decide that the Bible should be bent and molded to suit the situation at hand? Is the Bible the standard for life or isn’t it?
(it IS by the way)
How then is it that our churches are full of pastors preaching frivolity? Why do men and women base doctrine and theology on experience and personality rather than scripture? How can we ignore verses that don’t fit in with our world view and call that acceptable?
THE BIBLE IS THE STANDARD FOR LIVING.
Let our hearts break at the abuse of the scripture, the ignorance of the word, and the ignoring of truth. Let our battle cry be:
“To the law and the testimony! If they speak any word apart from this they have no light within them.” Isaiah 8:20
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So right !! The Bible is our standard for living. I personally need to know it better and live it better. I’m reminded of Casting Crowns newest CD..Until the Whole World Knows..all the songs speak volumes to me !! We need Him and we do need Him now. He is here and always has been . I pray that as believers we realize that HE is the ONLY WAY, TRUTH and LIFE !! Alot of people are seeking what they want…not what He has to offer ! God Bless you Ryan as you speak only Truth and Light in a dark world full of cheap imitations of the REAL THING JESUS CHRIST!!
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