Authority of the BIble.

Over the past few days I've had many conversations with a wide variety of people, black, white, baptist, gnostic, atheist, and even brothers within the church. There was one thing which was always the topic...the Bible. With most of my conversations there was a wide variety of topics, from politics, role of Christians serving in the military, instrumental worship and the list could go on. But the one thing I realized was the the constant statements "well I think this means" "or at least that's what I think" and then it hit me....the Bible was being subjected to man's opinion and wasn't being allowed to speak for itself.

For instance I had a conversation with a person who believed that the Bible sets no sexual ethic, therefore gay marriage might be acceptable. Now I do not mean to treat this sin any different than lying, cheating, stealing or murder, it was just the topic. However, through the conversation the proponent of gay marriage suggested that because Jesus never said anything about it ruled out the possibility of it being definitely wrong. Although, the person who supported the previous stated position failed to realize that these position where spoken about in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 and 1 Timothy 1:10. Surprisingly, the person sidestepped scripture putting it off on the notion of "that's not what it means."

The point I'm trying to make is that the Bible is the authority of God and provides us with everything we need to be fully equipped (2 Tim 3:16). Therefore, because it provides us with everything we need to please God spiritually, we need to take God at his word not what we think or want the Bible to say. The sad part is there are more and more Christians who are allowing the culture to dictate what God's word says and what they believe. Our responsibility to uphold the truth of scripture no matter what culture says or imposes. Because if the Bible can be formed to any doctrine and everything is acceptable how can Christians claim divine truth if someone can make the Bible fit any secular thought or idea? Simply put if the Bible can mean anything then it ultimately means nothing...doesn't it?

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