| The Bible is full of verses telling us what God calls a sin | | | | struggle between the ways of our Lord and the ways |
| and explaining to us how we are to live our lives. It | | | | of the world. In fact, in the society we live in today, it is |
| does a great job of spelling out two different worlds | | | | sometimes hard to even see the ways of God. The |
| with two different sets of values by which to live by. | | | | Christian who has committed their lives to God is |
| However, as you well know, the Bible is made up of | | | | locked in a constant struggle trying to turn from the |
| various books written by various authors. Wouldn't it | | | | ways of the world and live according to the laws of |
| be nice if the Bible was organized by topic and God | | | | the Lord. That is why it is so important that we take |
| spelled out everything through His prophets and | | | | out our Bible on a regular basis and put together the |
| apostles? But it is not that way, it is much like a | | | | pieces of the zig-saw puzzle, asking the Holy Spirit to |
| zig-saw puzzle with pieces scattered through out the | | | | show us how to live a life more like Christ. |
| Bible and written in different ways depending on who | | | | As you challenge your day-to-day activities, making |
| wrote it. | | | | the effort to turn from sin, look at the verses in the |
| Now any other book written like this would be very | | | | Bible that tells you what sin is. They are through out |
| confusing and would never make any sense, but after | | | | the Bible, but the ones in the New Testament are in |
| all there really is only one author using many different | | | | more detail. When they are pulled together they can |
| people to write it down for Him. But then it is confusing | | | | be summarized by lust, pride and greed. Then as you |
| to many people and even after a lifetime of studying | | | | go through your Bible, notice all the promises God |
| the Bible, it still brings new insights to those reading it. | | | | makes to you as you make daily choices, turning from |
| There are several reasons for this but one of which is | | | | these sins. The choices God is asking us to make are |
| I believe God wants us to search His Word and | | | | summed up by humility, faith and service to others. The |
| understand for ourselves His will for our lives. Also, if | | | | Bible even goes one step further to sum these three |
| we understood it all at once, it would just be too over | | | | up as love. If our lives are governed by love, then |
| whelming for us and God will open our eyes to His | | | | chances are we are living the way God wants us to. |
| truths when we are ready for them. | | | | One word of caution is to be careful with the |
| Man was created to have dominion over all the | | | | individuals leading our churches today. So often our |
| creatures on earth and before Adam and Eve ate the | | | | church leaders are influenced by the principles of |
| fruit from the tree, they were like the other creatures | | | | society, many of who attempt to modernize the |
| on earth in that all of their daily needs were readily | | | | principles of the Bible. The Bible does not need to be |
| available for them. However, after they did partake | | | | modernized, people in society need to change their |
| from the forbidden fruit, their lives changed drastically. | | | | ways to live according to the way of the Lord. |
| From that point forward until today, there has been a | | | | |