{"id":5696,"date":"2018-01-08T13:08:06","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T19:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampaseo.expert\/focus\/?p=5696"},"modified":"2018-01-08T13:08:06","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T19:08:06","slug":"an-inspired-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampaseo.expert\/focus\/2018\/01\/08\/an-inspired-book\/","title":{"rendered":"An Inspired Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Week after week the New York Times tells us which books are currently\u00a0best-sellers, but there is no book like the Bible.\u00a0 It is presented as a gift to babies at their birth.\u00a0 It is used as a background\u00a0when\u00a0a bride and groom display their new wedding rings\u00a0for the first time.\u00a0 It is carried in the shirt pockets of soldiers as they\u00a0march\u00a0off\u00a0into battle.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Presidents place their hands on it as they take their oath of office.\u00a0 Those who are sick and dying read it to find comfort and strength as they face the unknown.\u00a0 And it is\u00a0one of the few possessions\u00a0placed in the hands of those who lie in their casket.\u00a0\u00a0The United States Congress even endorsed and helped print a Bible in 1782.\u00a0The Bible is unparalleled in the respect it is shown.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nHowever, not everyone shares that\u00a0same\u00a0respect for the Bible.\u00a0 There are\u00a0those\u00a0who hold the Bible in contempt.\u00a0 They claim the Bible is\u00a0a\u00a0dead\u00a0book.\u00a0 While its message may have been relevant to those living in an agrarian culture two thousand years ago,\u00a0they say\u00a0it is\u00a0outdated\u00a0and unequipped to meet the needs of modern man.\u00a0 Some like Piers Morgan, of CNN claim the Bible is flawed and needs to be amended\u00a0due to its teaching on homosexuality.\u00a0 Others even suggest that the Bible is morally\u00a0and emotionally\u00a0harmful,\u00a0distracting humans from present concerns\u00a0while\u00a0involving them in wishful thinking about illusory concepts such as Heaven and Hell.\u00a0A great deal of money has been spent producing \u201cdocumentaries\u201d and even movies that call into question the validity, authority, and accuracy of God\u2019s Word.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nNot all attacks against the Bible come from skeptics and unbelievers.\u00a0Most \u201cEvangelicals\u201d in America look at the Bible as just a good book with some words of wisdom.\u00a0Even those who consider themselves \u201cfriends\u201d of the Bible have unwittingly stood in opposition to\u00a0it.\u00a0 Some deny the verbal, plenary inspiration of the Bible and rather accept a weak view of inspiration.\u00a0 Others suggest the Bible is\u00a0not\u00a0inerrant,\u00a0failing to\u00a0understand\u00a0how such a view undermines the authority of the Bible.\u00a0 And yet others claim\u00a0some special,\u00a0personal revelation from\u00a0God, thus rejecting the all-sufficiency of the Bible.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThese charges against the Bible\u00a0from \u201cfriends\u201d and enemies,\u00a0bring to mind the proverbial \u201canvil and hammer.\u201d\u00a0 Just as hammer after hammer strikes and pounds against the anvil,\u00a0with the passing of time,\u00a0the floor beneath the anvil\u00a0becomes\u00a0cluttered with broken hammers.\u00a0Despite all\u00a0the blows\u00a0from the hammers, the anvil remains.\u00a0 Likewise, for centuries, skeptics and critics have\u00a0struck blow after blow against the Bible in an attempt to destroy it, yet the Bible remains unscathed while the skeptics,\u00a0critics, and their arguments lay in ruins.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nAmericans tend to take the Bible for granted. We have ready access to it in our native tongue. In fact, most people can quickly call up the Bible on iPhones or\u00a0iPads. But not all people are so fortunate. Some individuals would love to own just a single copy of God\u2019s Word in their native tongue. And yet, sadly, we often take for granted this incredible book.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nIt is no secret that there is a division in our nation. Much of this division is over how we should live our lives and whether God exists.\u00a0This month, we want you to\u00a0consider the nature, claims, purpose, and authority of the Bible, and remind you why the Bible has been, is, and always will be the Book of books.\u00a0It is our hope that you will receive the teaching of Scripture, not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God.\u00a0(1 Thessalonians 2:13).\u00a0Our prayer is that a lost nation will realize that an inspired book establishes the existence of God, and informs humanity how we should be conducting our lives. Ultimately, it shines as a light unto our paths. 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