B.I.B.L.E. - Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.

Some people become confused when looking at all the translations and paraphrases: KJV, ESV, NIV, The Message, the Jerusalem Bible, the Living Bible, etc.. It can be a little daunting.

The most important thing to know about the Bible is that it is God's Word. The God Who created time, space, and matter, wanted to communicate with us Who He is, how much He loves us, and His plan for our lives.

Plus, we have history, science, and geography in it so we have a perspective of His working with humanity since the beginning of time. The more we read His story, the more intimate we become with Him.

We don't have to be Bible scholars to glean God's truth from His Word. It does take time and focus, but if we do, the Holy Spirit will do exactly what Jesus said He would do, lead us into all truth.

Some people love to argue about the Bible. That's not its purpose...to divide. The Holy Spirit ordered the 40+ authors over 1600 years to pen the words that brings us into a greater knowledge of the One who loves us most.

As Jay loves to say, and Tom heartily agrees:

Get into the Word and let the Word get in you!

Skeptics will be skeptics. And it's a bit understandable when you walk through the Bible and encounter these incredible events that happen that defy logic.

A world-wide flood, donkey speaking, seas and rivers part, ax heads float, hungry lions lose their appetite, flames burn ropes but not skin, quail and manna to feed millions, dead being raised, and a four to six inch thick curtain rips from the top to the bottom: A bit difficult to imagine.

Yeah, there's a lot of head scratching about Biblical occurrences until you put it all in the perspective that the God of time, space, and matter can do anything He chooses.

And especially when He wants to reveal Himself.

These aren't fairy tales or historical fiction but instances where the Father works within His creation in His love and power.

We can accept the unexplainable when it comes to trusting Him. If He put the stars in their places and knows the number of hairs on your head, we can rely on His Word.

Milk.

We all start out drinking it. Babies need this great nutrition to eventually grow into mature, healthy adults. However, we can't live on just milk; physically or spiritually. Otherwise we just end up as "fat babies."

In this podcast, we break down four walks of spiritual life that contradict being a true follower of Jesus Christ. It really does go "Beyond Belief." And it's time we take spiritual inventory to see of any of the following characterize our spiritual lives.

Convenient, Casual, Carnal, and Compromised.

These are four words that should never describe our walk with the Lord. W

Now, we're not here to point fingers or put people's faith under a microscope. But we do want to point out pitfalls of faithlessness that the Holy Spirit can convict us of and lead us into truth.