Saturday, February 14, 2009

The Source of Error

Matthew 22:29 KJV
Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

The word err means to go astray. We fall into error; we go astray in life and spiritually when
We do not know the Scriptures
The Word of God gives us all things that pertain to life and godliness. The Word of God will instruct and direct us, if we study it thoroughly and consistently enough to know it.
The Bible is more than a devotional book. It has more value than merely to make us feel religious and spiritual. The Bible is our source of access to God's mind and will for us. To not know the scriptures is a great error in and of itself. And it will no doubt be the cause of even greater error.

I heard about an interview Joel Osteen had just recently. The interviewer asked him concerning in book Your Best Life Now, "Doesn't the Bible say that all who live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution? How does that fit into your Best Life Now philosophy?" Joel Osteen reportedly said, "I don't know about the Bible, I just feel like God would want us to have our best right now."

No wonder thee is so much error in his teachings if he places his feelings above a solid understanding of the Bible.

Nor the power of God
In the case of the Sadducees, they did not believe in the resurrection of the dead. But we can be just as guilty of not knowing and not believing in the power of God. We might know what the Bible says, but if we do not believe that what the Bible says will work for us in our day; if we will not obey and practice the Word of God, we are denying the power of God as much as the Sadducees did. And that too will lead us into great error. We will certainly go astray if we choose to use follow our own reason and feelings rather than the clear teachings of God's Word.

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