Just What is The Bible?

"The tie that binds us is that we read (and too often preach) the Bible today as if it were a general collection of common sense and moral wisdom - a variation of Aesop's Fables, complete with a moral to the story. Whether using the Bible or William Bennett's Book of Virtues, the sermon is the same either way, and one may gain the impression that the minister was going to say whatever he came to say quite independently of the text. In this way, Scripture is called upon to substantiate or illustrate worldly wisdom rather than to call it into question and substitute divine truth." Michael Horton, A Better Way

I've been thinking about this quote.Is this the direction your church or pastor is heading? So many seem to be preaching "agenda preaching" these days. The pastor decides the direction he would like the congregation to go and preaches that message. If he can find a Bible text to support his plan, all the better for him. Young Christians who have not built a strong foundation in God's Word are following these men just like the sheep that they are.

Where is the understanding of the inerrancy and infallability of God's Word? Do we no longer believe that God uses His Word to accomplish His purposes? Am I to understand that preachers today feel they know better than God what this world needs and how to go about getting it? Why are we not hearing that we are depraved sinners in need of a righteous savior? I, for one, soak up the teachings of men who are preaching the Word of God. What a blessing to have men who will go to the Bible first and unpack what it says rather than taking scripture out of context to support their own views and ideas. That is what I've been thinking.