The Bible On Trial

Independence Day!

One of my favorite questions that I asked my students (when I was teaching) was; "Do they have "The 4th of July in England?"

The answer was always as resounding 'NO', because in America the perspective carried by every single student that 'The 4th of July' is synonymous with "Independence Day". Many of my students were actually shocked when my response was, "Yes they do have July 4. Beause July 3rd is the day before, and July 5th is the day after." The students were not thinking about the Calendar, they were thinking about the holiday, and the celebration!

How we view our lives in this world is based upon what we understand to be true, not necessarily what actually IS true, because what IS true is base on our perspective. And this is the problem with how we view the truth of salvation.

We have been taught an idea of how salvation works for our entire lives in 'the Church'. And whether we practice Christianity (or any other religion) our world view has been scewed by what we have been taught that is true by our parents, teachers, friends, family, and society in general. As we get older most of us become a little more cynical and discerning about what we believe vis a vis religion, but these things are always in the background, influencing our decisions and actions to the point where we hardly ever think about where those thoughts come from.

Only rarely do we take the time for self-introspection, for re-assessing not only WHAT we believe, but more importantly WHY we believe.

Jesus came to earth to show us the WHY, not just the WHAT of our belief systems. And this is the WHY;

"It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life." John 6:63.

Perspective brings Independence from lies, and THIS is true freedom.