God's Word is Truth

The passing weeks, months even, have been filled with heavy discussion within the Christian community, much of which has been fueled by Rob Bell (Pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church) and his newly released book, Love Wins. Debate like this is nothing new. For years we have seen debate, much of which is still going on. For example, just last night I watched a live discussion over homosexuality within the Christian faith on CNN's HLN station (too many acronyms, I know!). That's nothing new, of course, but still a highly debated topic, and I have seen more and more throughout my time within the Church (women pastors, Calvinism vs Arminianism, denominational/doctrinal differences, etc.). This post is not to discuss these, but as always feel free to ask and I'll be happy to let you know my thoughts according to scripture.

I don't know if it is the fact that I'm becoming increasingly tired of it all, or that being a college student makes me more "feisty", but I do want to say that God's word is true, and he is quite clear on where he stands. We should always return to God and Scripture when these debates present themselves.

With any book on the Christian Faith that we read, we must always match it up to God's word. This goes the same with our views on God Himself because it is in his word that he has revealed a glimpse of who He is to us. I do this with all books that I read, from authors/pastors like David Platt, Mark Driscoll, Francis Chan, and many others. Take a serious look at these, not just the face value of it.

Personally, I have not read Rob Bell's new book. That being said, I do plan on reading it and not discussing it until then. I have, however, read many reviews on it, both in support and criticism, and all are in agreement on what the book is about. Dr. Russell Moore wrote a thorough review of the book I would suggest anyone with interest in this read.

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." -John 1:1-5 ESV