Biblical Literacy

What do you know about the Word of God? Because what you know about His Word is what you know about Him! The Church is becoming a place filled with those who are becoming biblically illiterate. In this country there are no good excuses for not knowing the Bible. We have so many good modern translations and Bible helps today that were not present years ago.

This literacy problem is creating an atmosphere in the Church that is looking like the rest of the world. Our thinking and approach to ministry and each other is not what it can be or needs to be. I love the Church Jesus founded and I love the Church that I am blessed to Pastor, but overall as I interact with Christians here and from other congregations I am hearing that people are not getting into the Word of God.

If we do not understand what is required of us in our relationship with God and each other how can we function properly? Without a good biblical understanding of God we will never function like we were meant to and discord will abound. Church structures are the biggest complaint I hear from those who belong to other churches and the problems come from how the church is ran. Usually it is not a biblical model. I have been down that road before and it is a hard bumpy one to go down. Only through solid continual bible study can we move forward with God and function as a true Christian community. Without knowledge we are nothing more than a Country Club with a cross on the building.