What If…
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Friday, May 13, 2011“Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.”
-II Timothy 2:9
Have you seen the newest poll on my sidebar? I put it up a while back hoping to get some feedback on a very important question that I myself have been pondering a lot lately: will the U.S. government ever ban the Word of God? Of course I’ll be one of the first to admit that it seems pretty unlikely right now since, after all, our country’s greatest pride is its establishment of religious freedom; but if you’ll remember, there was a time when we stood firmly on the individual rights of all humanity and now our congressmen and women are passing legislation which daily destroys innocent life by way of abortion. Our country is headed downhill both morally and spiritually, and I believe it would be a dangerous mistake to take anything for granted at this point.
So what were the results of my poll? 87% of my readers believe the Bible could one day become illegal. Yes, that’s right: 87%. That’s a huge majority, and yet would you believe that one study indicated more than a third of all verbally professed Christians (Titus 1:16) do not read this precious Book at all? The very Word of God, which most of us are apparently afraid of losing, would probably not even be missed by a large part of those who claim to love it so much! Too often, we find it more convenient to hide the Scriptures in our bookshelves than to hide it in our heart (Psalm 119:11), and to hang a verse or two on the wall than to read and apply It to our lives (James 1:21-25).
“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.”
-II Timothy 3:1
Though we generally tend to think questions beginning with the words “What If” are dangerous, I believe they can sometimes be the most healthy questions one can ask. What if your Bible was taken away from you tomorrow? Would you know enough of it to live according to God’s will? What if you had to choose between your life and your faith? Would you waver or stand firm? What if you were arrested for being a Christian? Would there be enough evidence to convict you? These are questions we may one day have to live out our answer to, and it is time now for us to prepare ourselves for whatever the future may hold – no matter how unlikely we think it is.
6 comments:
Amen! I've only recently started to read my Bible, and I wish I'd begun earlier. Great post!
If ever there was a time in history that we needed to "look up", it is that time. So many converging items that connect directly to God's word for the last days. Rather than frighten or alarm believers, it is such a comfort to know Who is in control; and then to decide right now - ahead of the possible days of great trouble - how to remain on the high ground.
Great post!
Great post! Thanks for sharing!
Karissa
Amen,we should certainly spend more time in the word and in the presence of God. Thanks.
Some very tuff questions. I think I would rather die in this world, and live with God. Than live in this world and be threw in the lake of fire.
Hmm...this post is jam packed with awesomeness! Ok, so ...
First of all, I wanted to say that I do believe Christians should read their Bibles as much as possible! It's so important, considering that it's essentially the instruction manual for life! I recently just got back into reading mine. I'd taken a loooong break from it and I wish I hadn't; there's something so refreshing about reading the Bible. It's like the words are life itself...and they are, for Jesus says His Word is living...and He is the living Word.
About those questions, I think there would be enough evidence to convict me as being a Christian ;) if they took away my Bible, I'd have a fair bit memorized, but not enough to satisfy my hunger for the truth. If I had to choose to stand firm for my faith, I would...if the option was "die or renounce Christ"...I'd die. He means the world to me!!
Squeaks.
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