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Think Different. Live Different. - "Confident," Part 2

August 24, 2023

Context is so important when we study Scripture. "There is now therefore no condemnation" is not all the text says even though the words are there.

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Is the Bible true?


Christians believe the Bible is divinely inspired and essential for teaching, correction, and spiritual growth, but there is often a gap between this belief and actual practice. This gap is partly due to academic skepticism about the Bible's reliability and the argument that using the Bible in modern, post-literate society is unnecessary.


This article addresses the following 10 questions…

Is the Bible true?

Is the Bible historically accurate?

Is the Bible scientifically compatible?

Is the Bible ethically acceptable?

Why do you believe the Bible is true?

Can you be a scientist and also believe in the Bible?

Can you have a high view of reason and still also believe in the Bible?

What could you do today to start finding out about the truthfulness of the Bible?

What new areas of your life could you submit to the truth claims of the Bible?

Does the Bible promote intolerance?

Archives

Romans 8 is the greatest chapter in the greatest letter in the greatest book ever written. It's the Magna Carta of the Christian faith.
August 23, 2023
Paul walks alongside his fellow Christians and admits that he is wretched. The goal is for us to know that we're not alone or isolated. There is hope for us no matter what we are going through.
August 22, 2023
If you are like Paul, there will be times when you will do the very thing that you hate to do. Do you know what that means? You're a Christian and you're not alone in the battle; we need community.
August 21, 2023
The kind of fasting in this passage is not a diet or a way to get a handle on personal discipline or a way to clear the mind and body—it is for spiritual purposes. Here Jesus teaches us what fasting really is.
August 19, 2023
We live in a busy world with emails and an online, constantly interactive, world-wide interface grabbing our attention. When we stop and reflect, it is unnerving, because what becomes apparent is whatever lies within.
August 18, 2023
We no longer slave and serve in the oldness of the law, we slave and serve in the newness of the Spirit. God has given us a new heart and new desires and new affections and new inclinations; we serve God now.
August 17, 2023
Our natural appetites are driven on by sinful desire. Paul says these are aroused by the law. Moral and ethical education alone often do very little good toward reforming character—it just makes a person a more socially acceptable sinner.
August 16, 2023
There's no power in the law to make someone holy; there's only power to accuse and isolate. If you try to use the law to make you holy, it's like using a scalpel to sew up a wound!
August 15, 2023
You come to church, worship, leave uplifted and ready to serve God and change the world. But by the next day you've gotten angry at your kids and argued with your spouse and you're frustrated that the theory about God doesn't seem to translate into practical, abundant living. Sound familiar?
August 14, 2023
It is good to be reminded that God cares about our daily bread—our basic sustenance. We can go to Him and ask for help in that area of our lives. In this passage Jesus continues to teach us how to pray.
August 12, 2023
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About Josh Moody

Josh Moody (Ph.D., University of Cambridge) is the senior pastor of College Church in Wheaton, IL., president and founder of God Centered Life Ministries, and author of several books including How the Bible Can Change Your Life. He was an associate fellow of Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University (2007-2011), and his Cambridge University doctorate in Theology was published in 2005. Pastor Josh grew up south of London, became a follower of Jesus in the Church of England, was an undergraduate at Cambridge University where he was president of the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union. He is married to Rochelle, and they have four children.

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