Monday, March 19, 2007

WHICH BIBLE

FINAL AUTHORITY
Are you a "bible believer"? Do you really believe what the Bible says? Many people say it , but don't really mean it at all. The Bible has become a frequently quoted but seldomly read book. I get so tired of people (mostly women) saying "the bible says..." when it doesn't or "Jesus said..." when he didn't. Most of the time these people are misquoting the Bible to justify their sin. My favorite misquote is (with a sixth grade voice) " judge not lest ye be judged" These are quotes of people who have made themselves their own final authority. THE BIBLE IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY ON ALL MATTERS OF FAITH AND PRACTICE.
Every sport has a rule book. One rule book! That BOOK is the FINAL AUTHORITY. Imagine if NASCAR had no rules!!! You would have drivers going off in all directions. It sounds a great deal like main stream Christianity to me. We have "churches" going off in all directions! The reason for this is very simple. The Bible is not their FINAL AUTHORITY.
Now when I say "Bible" I mean ONE BOOK. Not multiple books. 1Co 14:33 says: "For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints". Many "churches" are using multiple versions of the Bible. In many circumstances, these new versions differ from each other. Ps 12:6 says "The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever". Do you see that? This means exactly what it says. God, has preserved his word forever. Then, it is logical to think that I can get a copy of it in my hands. Why are there so many "bibles" that say so many different things. The NIV removes 16 entire verses that are in my KJV. Why is that? Is the KJV wrong to have included these verses? Are these verses irrelevant? These are questions you should be asking.
Php 2:2 says: "Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the SAME LOVE, being of ONE ACCORD, of ONE MIND". How can this be obeyed if there are "bibles" that say different things. If you are a "Bible Believer" and say that the "Bible is your FINAL AUTHORITY" which BIBLE do you mean? I challenge you to pray for guidance and to seek the truth. In closing, I hope you find GOD'S FINAL AUTHORITY.