Lately, I’ve started to notice that more and more people are beginning to question the authority and authenticity of Scripture. Not long ago, I had an very in depth but brief conversation with a woman I’ve known for several years, who said to me, “The Bible isn’t really relevant anymore. It seems to me that you don’t realize times have changed. Church is more about the fellowship and community, rather than a book that was written by men.” To which I responded, “No, I am completely aware that times have changed, the problem isn’t the Bible, the problem is the people in the world. The Bible confronts people where they don’t want to be confronted, with the absolute Truth. People don’t want to face reality, so they have created their version of the truth and they can’t handle anything that disagrees with them.” Needless to say, that abruptly ended the conversation. I have noticed this to be the case with modern Christians, particularly with portions of the Bible that they dislike and don’t agree with or they don’t want to abide by it. So, they want to reinterpret Scripture to make it say something it doesn’t say because it accommodates their sin. And frankly, I grow very weary from dealing with people who are constantly trying to reinvent the wheel. Allow me to be very clear, the Bible isn’t out of date or irrelevant. God’s Word says exactly what God, through the Holy Spirit intended it to say, it doesn’t need to be reinterpreted to fit your sin. Regardless of what society thinks, God’s Word is unchanging because God Himself is unchanging!
Hebrews 13:8-9, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.”
Isaiah 59:2, “But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.”
If God’s Word confronts your sin, it’s because your sin is creating a barrier between you from God, and He’s wants to remove it.
In John 15:5, Jesus said, “Apart from me you can do nothing.”
Brian Monzón grew up attending church with his grandmother. Through her actions, she impressed upon him the power of the prayers of the righteous, as she herself spent many hours kneeling before God, praying for her family and the needs of others. Besides being a pastor, Brian has been studying and teaching the Word of God for many years. He has devoted his life to sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ, praying with and for others, especially the unsaved. Brian is also a proud father of four children. He challenges them to be their best and has strived to raise his family up in church and on the Word of God. To discover more about Brian and his ministry please visit Brian Monzón Ministries.
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But the natural [unbelieving] man does not accept the things [the teachings and revelations] of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness [absurd and illogical] to him; and he is incapable of understanding them, because they are spiritually discerned and appreciated, [and he is unqualified to judge spiritual matters]. 1Corinthians 2;14 Amplified Bible
Your friend – His servant,
Isaac Otieno