Our Footsteps: The Indestructible Word

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

The Indestructible Word

I just cut my grass in the back yard. A few short days ago my yard was vibrant with bright yellow dandelions. Today my yard is white with dead dandelions. Not only did it remind me of how short a life span can be, whether a plant or a human life, but it also reminded me of a passage in Isaiah: "The grass withers and the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever" (Isaiah 40:8).

Grass, no matter how lush and green it can be at times will often be brown and crunchy in the midst of the heat of August.

Flowers, no matter how beautiful and colorful they can be (yes, even dandelions), the petals eventually fall off.

God's Word - no matter what kind of scrutiny - no matter who the scoffers may be - no matter what direction the culture turns - God's Word is always true, and always stands firm. The grass and the flower wither and fade, but God's Word is indestructible.

In the next few posts, I want to share some thoughts specifically about the Word, and how we can know with confidence that this indestructible book called the Bible really is from God.

Mark

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I Believe...

1). I believe that there is one God. I believe God consists of three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
2). I believe that God is holy, righteous, loving, and just.
3). I believe that mankind is separated from God by sin; that sin entered the world through Adam and death through sin.
4). I believe that, because of sin, man is condemned. Because of God’s utter hatred for sin, there is an eternal conscious punishment in hell for all those who do not come to God on His terms, dealing with their sin.
5). I believe that confessing our sins and confessing Jesus Christ as Lord is the only way to properly deal with the sin that has infected everyone. Jesus Christ paid our sin debt on the cross; reconciliation by substitution. There is nothing we can do to add to the finished work of Christ.
6). I believe in the security of the believer, that once he is truly born-again, there is nothing that would cause him to lose his salvation.
7). I believe that upon the death of a true believer in Christ, that he is ushered immediately into the presence of the Lord, where he will live in everlasting joy in Heaven, experiencing eternal fellowship with God.
8). I believe in believer’s baptism by immersion. I don’t believe baptism is necessary for salvation, but it is a beautiful outward profession of an inward possession.
9). I believe in a literal 6-day creation where God created the heavens and the earth and then rested on the seventh day.
10). I believe that the words written in the Bible are truth. I believe that the Bible is inerrant in its parts and in its whole. I believe that the 66 books that make up the canon of scripture make the Bible complete and that God inspired the words written therein. The things that were written down in the Bible are sufficient for every need we have. Not only is God’s Word sufficient, but it is far superior to any other method of handling the problems that man faces, since He has given us all things pertaining to life and godliness.