Day 1516 – Believing The Bible – Worldview Wednesday
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Welcome to Day 1516 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.I am Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomBelieving The Bible – Worldview WednesdayWisdom - the final frontier to...
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Do you really believe what the Bible says?
To some, that may seem like an odd question to ask about a book likely to be read mostly by Christians. I don’t think it’s so strange. The Bible has some pretty weird, hard to believe things in it, especially in the modern world.
I’m not talking about the big stuff, such as whether Jesus was God come to earth, who then died on the cross and rose from the dead. I’m not even thinking of miracle stories like the exodus, when God rescued Israel from Egypt by making a way for them through the Red Sea. Most Christians would say they believe those things. After all, if you don’t believe in God and Jesus, or that they could do miraculous things, what’s the point of saying you’re a Christian?
I’m talking about the little-known supernatural stuff you occasionally encounter when reading the Bible, but rarely hear about in church.
Here’s an example. In 1 Kings 22, there’s a story about a wicked king of Israel, Ahab. He wants to join forces with Judah’s king to attack an enemy at a place called Ramoth-Gilead. Judah’s king wants a glimpse into the future—he wants to know what will happen if they attack. So the two kings ask Ahab’s prophets and get thumbs up all around. But those prophets are just telling Ahab what he wants to hear, and both kings know it. So they decide to ask God’s prophet, a fellow named Micaiah. What he says isn’t good news for Ahab. This story is found in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+22%3A19-23&version=NLT (1 Kings 22:19-23):
Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing beside him on his right hand and on his left; and the Lord said, “Who will entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead?” And one said one thing, and another said another. Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, “I will entice him.” And the Lord said to him, “By what means?” And he said, “I will go out, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.” And he said, “You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.” Now therefore behold, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; the Lord has declared disaster for you.
Did you catch what the Bible’s asking you to believe? That God meets with a group of spirit beings to decide what happens on earth? Is that for real?
Here’s another example, courtesy of https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jude+1%3A6&version=NLT (Jude 1:6):
And the angels who did not stay within their own position of...
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