PURPOSE OF THE BIBLE (12 OF 52)
Scripture: John 5:24-47
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Purpose of the Bible (12 of 52)
Series: Discipleship
Christopher B. Harbin
John 5:24-47
It is all too common for us to miss the central themes. We get hung up on details and miss the central point of what is going on. It happens in politics. It happens in family discussions. It happens in school classrooms. It happens in church. It happens when we read the Bible.
We get caught up in minutiae or trivia that bears little relevance with what is really going on. We miss what a politician is doing as slight of hand calls our attention to something that is little more than a sideshow to true motives. We focus on an emotional issue in which we feel slighted, rather than truly hearing what a family member is trying to tell us. We worry over details of a class assignment when we should be focused on learning the material being presented. We fight over maintaining our traditions, instead of seeking to understand how God would lead us into a new reality of ministry. We read the Bible out of curiosity over historical data in a Biblical text rather than allowing God to transform our lives and communities.
With all the opportunities we have for becoming distracted and entertained, we all too often miss what God actually wants to accomplish in our lives. We often miss the entire purpose the Bible we claim to love and follow was written to accomplish. We set aside its message to focus on protecting a pet idea, a way of life, or prop up our sense of self-worth and importance. It is, after all, hard to look at a collection of 66 books and see a clear purpose that overcomes all the distractions we throw up before it.
Jesus was having a discussion with some religious leaders in John chapter five. He had healed a man who was lame. This had gotten him in hot water with people who were concerned over the fact that he had done this on a Sabbath day. Given the traditions and laws around the Sabbath day observance, many perceived this to be a big issue. Many point to keepin ...
Series: Discipleship
Christopher B. Harbin
John 5:24-47
It is all too common for us to miss the central themes. We get hung up on details and miss the central point of what is going on. It happens in politics. It happens in family discussions. It happens in school classrooms. It happens in church. It happens when we read the Bible.
We get caught up in minutiae or trivia that bears little relevance with what is really going on. We miss what a politician is doing as slight of hand calls our attention to something that is little more than a sideshow to true motives. We focus on an emotional issue in which we feel slighted, rather than truly hearing what a family member is trying to tell us. We worry over details of a class assignment when we should be focused on learning the material being presented. We fight over maintaining our traditions, instead of seeking to understand how God would lead us into a new reality of ministry. We read the Bible out of curiosity over historical data in a Biblical text rather than allowing God to transform our lives and communities.
With all the opportunities we have for becoming distracted and entertained, we all too often miss what God actually wants to accomplish in our lives. We often miss the entire purpose the Bible we claim to love and follow was written to accomplish. We set aside its message to focus on protecting a pet idea, a way of life, or prop up our sense of self-worth and importance. It is, after all, hard to look at a collection of 66 books and see a clear purpose that overcomes all the distractions we throw up before it.
Jesus was having a discussion with some religious leaders in John chapter five. He had healed a man who was lame. This had gotten him in hot water with people who were concerned over the fact that he had done this on a Sabbath day. Given the traditions and laws around the Sabbath day observance, many perceived this to be a big issue. Many point to keepin ...
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