"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance." - Unknown
Pollster George Gallup Jr. has long referred to America as a "nation of
biblical illiterates." Only four in 10 Americans know that Jesus
delivered the Sermon on the Mount. A majority of citizens cannot name
the four Gospels of the New Testament. Only three in 10 teenagers know
why Easter is celebrated. Two-thirds of Americans believe there are few,
if any, absolute principles to direct human behaviour. A new poll by
the Barna Research Group suggests that religious illiteracy has
increased. For example, three out of four Americans (and nearly half of
"born-again" Christians) believe the Bible teaches that "God helps those
who help themselves." George Barna argues that self-reliance is not
only not scriptural, but that it contradicts revelation. Only God
determines a person's destiny, the pollster notes. To believe otherwise
"exposes our false theological cornerstone - that we are the center of
things, that it is up to us to determine our destiny, and that God is
merely our assistant..."
The story actually happened to Joseph
Parker, minister of the City Temple in London. An old lady waited on
Parker in his vestry after a service to thank him for the help she
received from his sermons. "You do throw such wonderful light on the
Bible, doctor," she said. "Do you know that until this morning, I had
always thought that Sodom and
Gomorrah were man and wife?"
How much of the Bible - God's Word - do you "really" know? Do
you 'really know' that God sent Jesus, or you 'think' He did? It's time
we chose between being hot, or cold. Listen to your pastor, but more
importantly, listen to God!
Let us pray: Father, thank you for revelation, in Jesus name
WISDOM NUGGET: 2 Timothy 2: 15
"Study to shew thyself approved..." - K
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