Why is it so hard for many Christians to believe that what the bible says, is true?
Why, as Christians, do we doubt what we are reading in the bible? When we say that we believe, why do the words of the bible have no impact on our daily lives?
1 Corinthians 2:12 - 16
ESV - 12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. 13 And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.
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Asked February 18 2021
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Grant Abbott
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Jack Gutknecht
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Great question, Grant! My opinion is that some Christians are not asking in faith for understanding (James 4:2-3; 1:5). I pray Psalm 119:18 BEFORE I read the Scriptures, every day. "Open my eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law." The message is revealed by the Holy Spirit (1 Co 2:10-16) 1. What He does (1 Co 2:10-12): He reveals to us God's deepest secrets. 2. How He does it (1 Co 2:13-16): This is accomplished through the Scriptures. HW
Danny Hickman
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Why is it so hard for Christians to believe the Bible? Why do Christians doubt what the Bible says? And then the real question in all of this: why is it, if we believe the Bible, why does it not impact our lives? Here's my question in response to this question: what would the proof that we are impacted by believing the Bible look like? Are we expected to love everybody? Or turn the other cheek when we're assaulted? Maybe we're to give a tithe and an offering on a consistent basis; like weekly, or monthly, or however our harvest is reaped. I believe the Bible is the Word of God. I believe it reveals the truth of who is the one and only God from everlasting to everlasting. But I don't worship the Scriptures. I don't pray to the Scriptures, but I pray the Scriptures. I use the Word of God to commune with the God of the Scriptures. I don't believe I could plainly write what I want to say in answer to this question without the impact on my life that the Scriptures have. The Scriptures keep me grounded in the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I believe in His sacrifice at Calvary. I believe His sacrifice paid the penalty price for the sins of the whole world, for them who believe in Him. I began to believe that truth while listening to the word of the gospel being preached from the King James Bible. That was 36 years ago. I'd been "in church" all of my life. I was 35 at the time of the IMPACT of that preaching of the Savior's work of redemption at the Cross. I don't know about anyone else, but I'm impacted from just seeing a Bible laying on the coffee table in someone else's living room! (The same is true for me when I drive pass a building that has a sign out front that identifies the building as a place where the church meets). I don't touch both of my shoulders, the front of my forehead and the center of my chest, but I am impacted whenever I am reminded that I'M A CHILD OF THE KING! For [we are] all sons (and daughters) of God through faith in Christ Jesus (Galatians 3:26). We are not adopted into the family of God for keeping the commandments or showing the world how obedient we are to the Word of God. (If that was a requirement I wouldn't waste my time trying; it would be unattainable! FOR EVERYBODY!) I'm encouraged by what Paul wrote to a young pastor. I'm IMPACTED when I read it; here it is: I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate, that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ's appearing, which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen. 1 Timothy 6:13-16 "Keep this commandment." What commandment is Paul talking about? He's encouraging the young pastor to stay true to the gospel message, despite all the opposition that he pointed out in this epistle. Two main enemies of the gospel are false teachers and the love of money. The "good confession" that Paul is emphasizing, that he says Jesus testified before Pontius Pilate, is that 'We we are called to "take hold" of eternal life IN CHRIST "who alone possesses immortality." Amen again! P.S. Eternal life is a gift from God that cannot be obtained from Him by any transaction on our part. Why is that so hard for many Christians to believe?
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