Why Does It Matter? Biblical Authority

Ask the Pastor with J.D. Greear

J.D. Greear

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 624 Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

This week on Ask the Pastor, Pastor J.D. starts a brand new series called, "Why Does It Matter." Listen as he unpacks the significance of the Bible's authority, inerrancy, and its role in Christian life.

A glimpse inside this episode:

* The Bible's authority is foundational to Christian faith.
* Understanding why the Bible matters is crucial for believers.
* The concept of inerrancy is essential for trusting scripture.
* The Bible presents itself as the word of God, not merely human thoughts.
* Historical context is important in interpreting scripture.
* The Bible has faced challenges and attacks throughout history.
* Scripture serves as the standard for moral and theological truths.
* Believers must wrestle with difficult passages and teachings.
* The Bible's message is ultimately about God's rescue through Jesus.
* Engaging with scripture is vital for spiritual growth and understanding.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome to Ask the Pastor.
0:09.8	I am Matt Love.
0:11.0	I'm here with J.D. Greer.
0:12.9	I feel like it's just hard adding that pastor word in there to the title.
0:16.6	I just feel like I'm popping this mic.
0:18.0	I'm a loud guy, JD, and they're giving me a lot of P words to say.
0:21.0	So it's tough.
0:21.6	We're getting through it.
0:22.4	We're glad you guys are here and listening.
0:24.9	And we are starting a new series today.
0:27.4	I'm very excited about this.
0:28.7	It's called Why Does It Matter?
0:30.6	And this is a new series because while we've answered a lot of questions through the years. Showing what the Bible teaches about a particular topic or question.
0:39.3	In this series, we're going to not just focus on some of those ideas, but why that question
0:45.2	or truth or theological idea is so important.
0:49.0	Because I feel like so often we, especially if you've grown up in the church or if you're
0:53.5	new to the church, you're hearing something for the first time, you're like, well, why is you've grown up in the church or if you're new to the church,
0:58.4	you're hearing something for the first time. You're like, well, why is it so important that this is true? Why is it so important that we all believe this thing? And so I think this is just
1:02.8	going to be a great opportunity, not just dive into some of the, like, what is the answer,
1:07.3	but why is having an answer? Why is understanding something so important?
1:12.6	This is a great idea, Matt. Was this your idea?
1:14.6	You know, all good ideas are claimed by me, right? So I'll claim it right now. Sign my name on it.
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