Are we a People of the Book?
Is our Bible more than just a coffee table decoration?
Do we know the value of the Book of Books?
According to George Gallup:
One third of those surveyed know who delivered the Sermon on the Mount.
Fewer than half can name the first book of the Bible;
80 percent of born-again Christians believe the phrase God helps those who help themselves is in the Bible (it's actually Ben Franklin).
So I'm thinking a lot these days about how to help the people that God brings my way to know and love the book. How do I proclaim the Scriptures in a way that honors their authority, and at the same time recognizes where my hearers are (as opposed to where I wish they were)?
Read the entire ariticle by John Ortberg
visit www.practicalbibleteaching.com for more useful articles in your walk with the Lord.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
People of the Book
Labels:
Bible,
bible knowledge,
bible literacy,
bible reading,
Gallup,
illiteracy
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