The Authority of the Bible

"Does it really matter what I believe about the Bible as long as I believe in Jesus?"

Sincere church members have asked this question at Lake Christian Church. Some are skeptical about the reliability of the Bible. Some have an agenda that they want to promote. Others merely want to avoid the controversy caused by the Bible in today's society. Whatever the reason, there are those in the church who separate faith in Jesus Christ from faith in the Bible. So, does it really matter what we believe about the Bible? Maybe what we should be asking is this:

"Did it matter to Jesus?"

The Old Testament is the Bible that Jesus used. As one reads the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John), you'll immediately notice how Jesus saturated his life and teachings with the Old Testament scriptures. Not only that, he readily acknowledged that God himself is the ultimate author of the Bible. For example:

• David wrote Psalm 110--but Jesus emphasized that he spoke "under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit" (Mark 12:36).
• Moses gave the Law--but Jesus attributes the commandments to God himself (Matthew 15:3-4).

When you become a Christian, you accept Jesus as your Savior. When you become a Christian, you also surrender to Jesus as your Lord. When you become a Christian, your faith in Jesus as Savior and Lord requires you to accept his teaching on every subject. After all, he claimed to be the embodiment of truth (John 14:6). So then, are we not bound to accept everything he taught about the Bible?

 

Let's grow together through the Bible. 

In 2011, Lake Christian Church will start the year with creation in the book of Genesis and end the year with completion in the book of Revelation. Join us every Sunday at 10:30a as we grow together through the Bible in a year!