God's Judgment on the Nations/Is the Bible a Faithful Record?
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COLUMN: Understanding the Times
God's Judgment on the Nations
By Emmett Smith
February has been an interesting month. For one
thing, the "controversy" surrounding Mel Gibson's
"The Passion of the Christ" seems to have become
increasingly shrill as the movie neared release.
On top of that, we've been bombarded from all
sides with images of homosexual "marriages" in San
Francisco. Who needed to see Rosie O'Donnell
"marry" her lesbian partner? Certainly not me.
On the other hand, perhaps the "in your face"
strategy we've been witnessing will awaken anyone
who has gone back to sleep since 9/11/2001. You do
remember 9/11/2001 don't you? A prominent
Australian Muslim cleric went on record this week
claiming that it was "God's work". He also spoke
of an Islamic revolution, and said not to be
surprised if a muezzin called out "Allah is Great"
from the "top of the White House" some day.
It's worthy of note that God has historically
punished nations for their ungodly ways. As this
nation debates the homosexual agenda and as anti-
Christian "critics" (devout humanists) insist that
the biggest problem with an upcoming movie is that
it takes the Biblical record "too literally",
let's all remember how God warned Israel through
Jeremiah, "O house of Israel, can I not do with
you as this potter has done? declares the LORD.
Behold, like the clay in the potter's hand, so are
you in my hand, O house of Israel. If at any time
I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I
will pluck up and break down and destroy it, and
if that nation, concerning which I have spoken,
turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster
that I intended to do to it." (Jeremiah 18:6-8).
The enemy is at the gate. Have you been AWOL?
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GUEST ARTICLE:
Is the Bible a Faithful Record?
by Jeff A. Jenkins
In the most recent Newsweek magazine, Jon Meacham
writes about the new movie, "The Passion of the
Christ". Meacham raises questions concerning the
accuracy of the Word of God when he writes, "the
Bible can be a problematic source. Though
countless believers take it as the immutable word
of God, Scripture is not always a faithful record
of historical events; the Bible is the product of
human authors."
If Meacham is right, the Bible is no better than
any other book. If the Bible is not always a
faithful record of historical events, how can we
know if Scripture is ever faithful and accurate?
The claim of Scripture is radically different from
Mr. Meacham's point of view. The Bible claims to
be the Word of God. The Apostle Paul states, "All
Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is
profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness, that
the man of God may be complete, thoroughly
equipped for every good work" (2 Tim. 3:16).
The word inspiration comes from the Greek word,
"theopneustos". It is a word that literally means
"God-breathed". The Biblical claim is, God spoke
His Words to man. The Apostle Peter states that
Scripture did not come from man. He claims that it
came from God (2 Pet. 1:20,21). Jesus himself said
the Word of God is Truth (Jn. 17:17).
Meacham and the Bible cannot both be correct.
Either the Bible is historically accurate in every
instance or it is not. Either the Bible is the
product of human authors or it is the product of a
Divine Author. I will take God's Word over the
word of man every time (Jn. 12:34).
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