“Ladies and gentlemen, this is a Bible!”
So can you imagine what might be the reaction of those sitting in the pews if with Bible in hand with the church family in front on you, one was to make such an introduction? What would be their reaction? Astonishment? Offense? Curiosity?
The reality is Canadians have an increasing lack of familiarity with Bible. Biblical illiteracy is epidemic. Even within the Church those who would enthusiastically defend the Bible as the inerrant, inspired Word of God are increasingly rare. And most who attend church struggle to make time for personal study.
So we’ve become spiritual spectators. Most of what we know has been fed to us by others, and what we believe to be true has been shaped by where we focus the majority of our time and attention: the world. Truth as we know it is influenced by a smorgasbord of random spiritualities and humanistic ideals rather than the authority of God’s Word.
Someone once said, “If you stand for nothing you are likely to fall for anything." Our neighbours, families, and even those we sit beside in the pew are at risk, regularly falling for twisted truth born out of a society increasingly focused on self-interest and self-gratification.
If we are to be agents of change in our world then we need to start by renewing some of our own practices. Truth, transformative truth, comes by way of knowing the Christ of the Bible. Are we engaged in knowing His truth? Is it a practice, a discipline of our daily lives, to be shaped and influenced by God’s Word? Do we know Him well enough that we can effectively and authentically represent Him to those that don’t?
This is our mission and passion at Insight for Living Canada. Everything we do is for the primary purpose of communicating the truth of God’s Word to a world in desperate need. Whether its our Paws & Tales program aimed at teaching children biblical principles for life, LifeTrac engaging young adults in a contemporary, relevant conversation of truth, or Chuck’s daily program and resources communicating biblical truth and how to apply it to our daily lives, we believe the Bible is God’s Word to His people, and as such this is where we focus our complete attention.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Bible. Trust it, believe it, be transformed by it, but don’t ignore it.
