What Does The Bible Say?

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY?

Authority

 Authority is so basic. We all want to know who is in charge. Who calls the shots? Most controversies in the church are really about authority. How much I have! How much you have! Who gets the absolute last word!

What Does The Bible Say?

 Ephesians 1:22 says...And He has put all things under His feet and has made Him the head over all things for the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
 Matthew 28:18-20 says...And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age."

 These two passages clearly teach...
1. Jesus is the head (ruler) of the church.
2. Jesus has all authority.
3. If Jesus has all authority, I have no authority.

We love Jesus as our Savior. It is time we submit to Him as Lord. It is time that His word becomes our law. It's time we quit voting. It's time we quit maneuvering for authority.

Is it possible for you to pray the prayer of Jesus?

"Not my will, but thine be done."

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY?

Abortion

 One of the hottest subjects today is Abortion. No one is neutral on this subject. Some who advocate the right to abortion, say the Bible does not talk about it.

What Does The Bible Say?

 Psalm 139:13-17 says... "For thou didst form my inward parts; thou didst weave me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are thy works, and my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from thee. When I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth. Thine eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in thy book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them. How precious also are thy thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them!

 Luke 1: 40-41 says... "...and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And it came about that when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

 Luke 2:12- says... "And this will be a sign for you; you will find a baby wrapped in cloths, and lying in a manger."

 It is true the word abortion does not appear in the Bible. Neither do words like cocaine, internet, child pornography. But murder is condemned as in "Thou shalt not kill."
 We also see in the above scriptures that God is involved in the earliest moments of life. John the Baptist, while still in his mother, is called a ‘Babe'. This is the same name given to the newborn Jesus. The Bible makes no distinction between pre-born and newborn babies.

 With these truths in mind, we dare not even consider the killing of unborn babies.

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY?

Truth

 There is a movement today that teaches there are No absolutes. You can know nothing for sure. Everything is relative. If this were so, you would know at least one absolute. Nothing is absolute.

What Does The Bible Say?

 John 8:32 says... "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

 John 17:17 says... "Sanctify them in the truth; Thy word is truth."

 Here Jesus assumes and teaches that truth is the guarantee and provider of freedom. Jesus teaches that truth can be known. Jesus teaches that the Word of God is truth.

 So many today say ‘There is no truth', but Jesus says, "There is truth and it is the Word of God."

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY?

Sincerity

 Maybe you have heard someone say, "It doesn't matter what you believe as long as you are sincere."

What Does The Bible Say?

Matthew 7:21 -23 says... "Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven."  "Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' "And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; Depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.'

 Jesus says there are those who will be lost even though...
1. They say Lord, Lord (acknowledging Jesus as Lord).
2. They preached.
3. They cast out demons.
4. They did mighty works (miracles).

Jesus said doing the will of God (obeying God) is the most important.

Nothing is more important than obeying God.

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY?

The Way To God

 We are the most informed people ever. We see and hear events as they happen all over the world. We are also exposed to numerous world religions. Eastern religions...New Age religions...cults and Islam to name a few. Because of their influence, you hear people say, "There are many paths to God and Christianity is but one of them."

What Does The Bible Say?

 John 14:6 says... Jesus said to him, "I am the way and the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me."

 Acts 4:12 says... "And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."

 In these passages we learn there is no way to God except through Jesus. There is no salvation outside of Jesus.

 If we want the promises found in the Bible, we obey the commands found there. Since Christ is the only way to God, we must be in Christ.
 Once Peter said, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life (John 6:68).