“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)
Our lives today and for eternity depend on knowing whether the Bible is true or not. If it is not true, then it does not matter if we read it or obey what it says. If it is true, then we must know what it says because our lives for today and eternity rely on what we do with it. I hear false statements from people who depend on what other people say. Some say that Christianity is only a white man’s religion. (I understand how that sounds meaningful to those affected by the cruelties inflicted by people calling themselves Christians.)
Some people think that if we are good enough, we will go to heaven. Others think that since they said a prayer when they were a
child, they will go to heaven, even if they continue to live a corrupt life. This is like the deceitful serpent suggesting to Eve that she could
disobey God and receive no consequences.
God’s Word provides nourishment, encouragement, and guidance for our spirits (our spirits are eternal). For example, Jesus said, “Not
everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven” Matthew 7:21 (NIV). He went on to explain, “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock” Matthew 7:24-25 (NIV).
Lord, open my spiritual eyes so I can learn Your Word and understand the wonder of all You offer me.
— Sue Carlisle
Council Fire is a collaboration with Intertribal Life Ministries and Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.
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