I think one of the great challenges in our churches today that actually believe the Bible is that a majority of our people are completely Biblically illiterate. How are we supposed to worship God if we don't know anything about what he has revealed about himself? How are we supposed to fulfill the Great Commission and "teach them to obey everything that I have commanded" if we don't have any content concerning what it is we are suppose to teach?
In light of this problem I would like to commend a couple of resources that have and are helping me continue to grow in the area of understanding what the Bible says and how to apply it to my life.
These two books are Getting the Message, and Putting the Truth to Work, by Dr. Dan Doriani.
I am currently working through the second one and am greatly enjoying it. If the Bible is actually God's word to us, then it behooves us to really understand how to interpret it and apply it to our lives. Are we at least attempting to be responsible in this? These two books give us a great start that any layperson can understand.
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