The Bible
As I’ve been preparing for a message on the importance of developing a passion for pursuing a deeper relationship with Christ through studying His words, I’ve been reminded and awe-filled by how dangerous the Bible truly is.
It’s amazing what we can do with it. We can let it inspire, change, challenge, renew, and restore us. And, at the same time, we can use it to push our selfish agendas, to breed hate, or to attempt to elect political candidates. We can use it to build up and encourage others. We can also twist its words to tear down and belittle others. We can use it to talk about love, peace, humility, mercy and forgiveness. We can also use it to promote wars and outrageous excesses.
This thing is dangerous. However, I think the Bible would be at its most dangerous if the people who claim to believe its words actually lived them out. What would our world look like if Bible-believing Christ followers all around the globe actually loved God, loved others (including our enemies), served others, cared for the needs of all, forgave those who wronged them, turned the other cheek, etc.? How dangerously radical would the Christian movement be if we actually lived out the things we proclaim to believe?
I’m telling you, the Bible is dangerous…and has a lot more potential for danger than we give it credit for.