What Do You Believe in the Bible?

It's funny how many of us Christians love certain books or sections of the Holy Bible while ignoring those we detest.

For instance, there are people who will always stay away from the Book of Exodus only because it contains the Ten Commandments. And these are the reasons why:

3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.

- Tell that to those who are so emotionally weak that they swear and curse every micro-second of their lives due to the most minor form of frustrations.

4. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

- Yeah right! It’s on a Sunday that a whole lot of people engage in the most dirty forms of recreations…illicit sex, substance abuse, etc. 

7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

- Unfortunately, there are too many temptations out there (including houses of worships) beyond the control of lots of people, especially men. 

8. Thou shalt not steal.

- Let’s hope the stealing of office stationery is not included.

9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

-Mischievous people hate this commandment as if it is a plague.

10. Thou shalt not covet.

- This is similar to adultery except that eyeing someone else’s wife or husband is worse.

As for pastors, many of them love to quote excitedly from the Book of Malachi all because of a tiny line about the payment of Tithes. The same pastors however will not be found dead quoting from the Book of John Chapter 2 (verses 1-11) where Jesus turned water into wine. 

Now, the trick of some pastors is to quickly point out that the wine produced by Jesus (through miracle) was non-alcoholic. For God’s sake, it has been proven that non-alcoholic wine did not exist until thousands of years after the transition of Jesus!

It is very important for us as Christians to always keep in mind, the primary purpose of the Holy Bible as a message about salvation. It’s primary sphere of authority is salvation. And it is a sufficient guide that tells us how we might be given eternal life with God. 

Such a great book therefore cannot be turned into a tool by any individual to serve a selfish or personal purpose.