There’s No Way Christians Should Try to Live Biblically
There is a better way
We who are part of the Christian faith have a lot of terminology we use but often do not think about the real meaning. Rather than continue to use some of these phrases, we should stop and think about what they really mean.
If you have been around church very long, one such phrase you have probably heard is we want to live a ‘biblical life’ or ‘we are a biblical church.’ At first, this sounds good and spiritual, but after thinking about it a little, these are a couple of the phrases we may want to reconsider.
What Do We Mean by Biblical Living?
The Bible can be very confusing and sometimes mentions ways of life that do not seem very Christ-like. Biblical living can also seem very different from the life of Jesus. By biblical living, I am talking about reading the Bible with the thought that every written word is literal, inerrant, and directly from the hand of God, no questions asked. It also means we read the Bible based on modern times and do not consider that customs, words, and times have changed over the centuries.
Biblical living often means we follow a pastor we look to as a middle man or woman between God and us. We take the pastor’s interpretations and views without really thinking…
