Good morning, everyone! I trust that God is blessing you in some way (remember, you are alive & reading this post). This morning, we are going to look at the 3rd fundamental of our faith: Inspired Scripture.
There has always been skepticism & controversy hovering around the Bible. We read throughout the New Testament of the people being reminded to stand firm in sound doctrine, don't fall victim to these false gospels, don't forget your first love, etc. See we didn't just start fighting a false gospel when Joel Osteen came into the spotlight.
Our foundation as Christ followers is the Word of God; Jesus is the chief cornerstone, but the Word is the foundation that we stand on. Scripture attest to itself that 'All Scripture is breathed out by God & profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, & for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work' (2 Timothy3:16-17).
So the question is: does it matter if Scripture is inspired or God breathed? Of course it does!!! If the Scripture is not God breathed, then it is just like every other book. However, the Bible is full of history, poetry, songs, science, math, etc. The origin of Scripture is God, Himself. Written by 40+ men over 1500 years on 3 continents about hundreds of topics but 1 theme in common. That 1 theme is Jesus!
Scripture is where we learn who God is, what He is like, & how we can serve Him for His glory. If you are not consistently in the Word, I would encourage you to study it. If you don't know where to start, begin with the Gospel of John. It will change your life.
Saved by grace,
Bro. Eric
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