A Great question……Are my beliefs really Biblical?
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I will be the first to admit there are several things that I don’t understand and answers that aren’t easy to obtain when it comes to Gods Word, yet I argue that the Bible has been divinely created to be assessable to all people not just Biblical Scholars. Simply put it means what it says!
With many topics I am quite content to agree to disagree, but on issues concerning the salvation, I admit I get a little stubborn. Truth is that whatever we might believe about some Biblical topics may have little bearing on the whole of our relationship with the lord, but whether or not your in Christ is essential territory to understand. Ironically it seems that in these issues we are the most likely to get emotional aggravated, and stubbornly stick to dogma and traditional definitions while avoiding logical rational discussion.
For a long time I’ve prayed that we as believers might begin to look at our faith through no other filter than that of God’s word, that together we might be the answer to Jesus prayer for unity, that we might restore the power to the Church, Jesus and Gods Word alone!
I recently ran across this video from Francis Chan, he wrote the book “Crazy Love” and is a highly respected minister among Evangelical Christians, he asks of himself the question we all ought to be asking…….
The book Pagan Christianity is one that I recommend. It addresses these very issues. I believe that the faith of many is weakened by the fact that sometimes we teach as law the traditions of men. When you examine some traditions from simply what the Bible says you start to see how we are sometimes following our own traditions not the Bible.
This is not always bad. But it is good to recognize it so that we don’t allow these things to come in the way of maybe changing things to be more meaningful for our modern culture. Many people look at things such as Life Groups instead of Sunday night Church to be a lack of spirituality. If you have been to a life group(small group) you know this is not so. Sunday nights come from the reformation not the early Church traditions.
Great challenge to us all!! Especially as teachers! I am going through this with our teens next quarter. I hope it is a great study.