The Role of the Bible in "Bible-Believing" Churches
I am curious about what role the Bible plays in the worship gathering of most so-called "Bible believing" evangelical churches.
Most churches that profess to believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of God rarely read from the Bible during the usual worship gathering. The only portions of scripture are at the beginning of the sermon. A three minute trek through the "inerrant" Word of God is often followed by 45 minutes of lecture that has little to do with what was read. Where is the Bible?
In the "liberal churches" that I have attended read more scripture in one worship gathering than most evangelical churches read in a month. They read a passage from the Old Testament, the Psalms, the New Testament and the Gospels. How is that these churches that are often accused of not really believing the Bible read from it more than the so-called Bible believing churches?
If we really believe the Bible, why don't we read from it more?
1 comment:
A most excellent question my friend. In many evangelical churches, the Bible has become an icon. It is to be revered, almost worshipped, but not used, as you described. Especially the Old Testament.
I don't have an answer for you, but I certainly do understand the question. In the more liberal churches, they read it, but do not align their actions with what the evangelicals believe to be the most important points.
The evangelicals read it privately (or so we are told), not corporately, and emphasize certain actions at the expense of other. But you are never allowed to question anything in the Bible.
Sad but true.
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