As we continue to examine spiritual disciplines through lent I pray we are clearly seeing how their purpose is the total transformation of the person. So far we’ve seen how worship, prayer and scripture are primary means of God’s grace to achieve that goal. Tomorrow we take another run at the importance of Bible study.
However the Barna Research Group has found that only 10% of Americans read the Bible every day and 45% read it at least once a week. Whereas most Americans check their horoscopes more than the Bible around 50% consider it authoritative for their lives.
So, is God’s Word no longer relevant to our society and is there a correlation between the decline in its importance and the moral decline in society? Maybe it is because we (the church) have failed to understand the true purpose of this remarkable, inspired library of books. Maybe it is because we have limited it to mere words on a page.
Come and see,
Pastor Rob
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