Should we stop saying, “The Bible says so …?”
Ask the Pastor with J.D. Greear
J.D. Greear
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🗓️ 21 January 2019
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
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Todd: Pastor J.D., some are saying today (Andy Stanley, for example) that because our culture no longer accepts the authority of the Bible, we should refrain from saying, “the Bible says” in our preaching. What do you think about this?
Response:
* True, as a starting point. But if it doesn’t quickly translate into “thus says the Lord,” it’s not a sufficient basis for faith
* A Christianity that is not built on “it is written” is insufficient for personal faith, much less sparking a worldwide resurgence of the Christian movement.
* There is an advantage to thinking about this the way our overseas missionaries think and share with different cultures where the Bible doesn't have authority.
* For instance, you might say, ‘John says,” or “Paul says…”
* Apostles: “It is written.” The early church had written text, so the argument that they didn't have Scripture isn't accurate.
* 2 Peter 3:16
* Paul, if you are spiritual, acknowledge these commands
* Matthew 7:24–27 shows us what love looks like; gives us confidence in the face of Satan
* Paul/Ephesians: built on the foundation of Apostles and their writings!
* Jesus with Satan! (Luke 4)
* Again: A Christianity that is not built on “it is written” is insufficient for personal faith, much less sparking a worldwide resurgence of the Christian movement.
* 2 Timothy 3:16
* Billy Graham's most used phrase, "The Bible says..."
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| 0:00.0 | Lifeway Leadership Podcast Network. |
| 0:05.0 | You're listening to Ask Me Anything with Pastor J.D. Greer. |
| 0:09.2 | Honest questions, quick answers. |
| 0:11.3 | I'm your host, Todd Unzicker, and this is where J.D. Greer says, ask me anything. Ask Me Anything. |
| 0:32.6 | I'm your host, Todd Unziker, and this is the podcast where Pastor J.D. Greer says, Ask Me Anything. |
| 0:38.8 | And believe me, you guys have put the Anything and the Ask Me Anything over the last. |
| 0:42.6 | What is this our 18th one, Todd? |
| 0:44.9 | It just feels like, it feels like so many, so many less than that, though, Jay. |
| 0:48.9 | Like kittens and rainbows. |
| 0:49.9 | Yes, that's right. |
| 0:50.6 | That's right. |
| 0:50.9 | So here's the anything for this week. |
| 0:52.8 | Okay. Yes, that's right. That's right. So here's the anything for this week. This is a big one. |
| 1:01.5 | We live in a world that increasingly doesn't trust the Bible. So is it still safe to say the Bible says so? |
| 1:07.8 | So I'm guessing what you mean by that is we have a culture that no longer accepts the authority of the Bible. |
| 1:11.4 | And it used to be 50 years ago. You say the Bible says and people suddenly sit up and think, well, |
| 1:12.3 | thus says the Lord. |
| 1:12.5 | Right. |
| 1:15.3 | Even if I don't go to church, I still generally respect the Bible. |
| 1:17.7 | Well, today you got an increasing amount of people. |
| 1:21.2 | Some would even say the majority who say, I no longer think the Bible is the Word of God. |
| 1:31.0 | So it was helpless to stand up and say, do this because the Bible says so. Well, it's hard not to hear this question out of the context of a very popular Bible teacher that we referred to a few weeks ago, who is a friend of mine, |
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