A look into Week #3 of our Why? series curriculum…

Most people think that Christianity is irrelevant to their life. They wonder how these ancient documents written over 2,000 years ago could really apply to them today. They ask, “How is following Jesus’ teaching really going to make me a better person?” They wonder if it’s for real, and how it will really improve the quality of their life. But the reality is, the God who we worship is the same yesterday, today and forever and that His plans and purposes don’t change. And that same God has given us the Scriptures to instruct us in the ways of Him.

Nothing shapes your life more than the commitments you make. Your commitments can develop you or destroy you, but either way they will define you. Many of the hardships of life occur because we base our choices on unreliable authorities: culture, tradition, reason or emotion. We justify our actions with phrases like, “everyone else is doing it”; “this is the way we’ve always done it”; “it seemed logical” or “it just felt right.” However, these reasons are flawed by the fall. Therefore, we need to be committed to God’s final authority in our life, the Scriptures. For as Paul states in 2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

If you want to be prepared for every good work that comes your way, you need to decide to make the Scriptures the ultimate authority in your life and determine to first ask, “What does the Bible say?” when making decisions. For the Spirit of God, uses the Word of God to make us like the Son of God.

Here is what Pastor Doyle had to say…