Do You Believe That The Bible Is God's Word? - Let Him Speak To You Through His Word.

When I was a student at Glasgow University, we were asked to study a book with the interesting title, "The Strange Silence of the Bible in the Church." What does this mean? - the strange silence of the Bible in the Church. This title highlights for us a very real danger - the danger of paying lip-service to the Bible without really taking its message very seriously.
I heard the story of a woman who was most adamant in her belief, "The Bible is the Word of God." She said, "Yes. I believe that the Bible is God's Word." This is what she said. She spoke these words with such emotion. It would have been difficult to question the sincerity of her belief. There was, however, one very serious question mark over her belief. there was one disturbing fact which raised the question, "How much difference does this strongly held belief really make to her life?" What was this strange contradiction at the heart of the woman's life? On the one hand, she insisted, "I believe the Bible is God's Word." On the other hand, there was the strange fact that she did not even own a Bible. you could have searched her house from top to bottom. You would have found many things. Even after searching high and low, you would not have found a Bible. For all her professed belief, she had never even taken the trouble to purchase a Bible for herself. she said that she believed the Bible, yet she never read the Bible. It does not make sense to sat, "The Bible is God's Word", and then neglect to allow God to speak to you through His Word.