Is The Bible The Inspired Word of God, or What?
This week I am beginning a brief sermon series on the Bible entitled, "The Book." This series had it's origins in a sermon planning workshop that I held with church members and staff recently. One of their greatest concerns had to do with what they perceived as a lack of biblical literacy among the average church member. They're not the only ones concerned about the lack of biblical literacy in the Christian community. You wouldn't believe how much ink has been spilled and hands have been wrung by pastors and denominational authorities over the fact that we seem to be fighting a losing battle when it comes to passing on Bible knowledge to emerging generations. Here's the thing, I am aware that it's nigh to impossible to cover the complexity and depth of the Bible in three sermons---which is why I am only taking on three major questions about Scripture that most of ask: 1. Is the Bible the Inspired Word of God? 2. What sort of authority does t...