What do you do when scripture appears to be diametrically opposite of what you believe/think? Who’s the authority… has the last word? Hint… it isn’t you. No one possesses all the wisdom, all the authority – knows it all – except God. And how does He make this known to us? Through His Word!
Let me share just a few of the statements that God makes about His Word.
“I don’t think the way you think. The way you work isn’t the way I work.”
God’s Decree.
For as the sky soars high above earth, so the way I work surpasses the way you work, and the way I think is beyond the way you think. Just as rain and snow descend from the skies and don’t go back until they’ve watered the earth, doing their work of making things grow and blossom, producing seed for farmers and food for the hungry, So will the words that come out of my mouth not come back empty-handed. They’ll do the work I sent them to do, they’ll complete the assignment I gave them.” (Isaiah 55:8-11, MSG)“There’s nothing like the written Word of God for showing you the way to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God’s way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17, MSG)
Those 2 scriptures alone should be sufficient ‘proof’ for who’s in charge, who the decision-maker is, who KNOWS. Why kick at what the Bible says? Is it not the inerrant word of God? Granted, we don’t always understand what the scripture is telling us but our lack is no reason to ignore.
I love the scripture that talks about iron sharpening iron (Proverbs 27:17). We all need to examine our understandings against what others have discovered and use scripture as the ‘judge’ of truth. Absolutely we all have our opinions… that’s not the point. The points are: do, will you listen to a conflicting/contrary point of view to what you think? Actually, will you let this be expressed and explained? Will you use scripture as your basis, foundation for truth?
Nowhere does it say that we always have to ‘like’ what we read, it says:
“But He (Jesus) said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” (Luke 11:28, ESV)
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” (Colossians 3:16, ESV)
“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12 ESV)
Hebrews’ declaration that God’s word is living and active should end all discussion about the infallibility and viability of the Word.
