Answering YOU CAN’T TAKE THE BIBLE LITERALLY

Summary: No man wants to fail at his mission to impact others for Christ. But we will, if we forget one of the commands of Peter that is a prerequisite for having such an impact—BE READY. Always be ready, writes Peter to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you (1 Pet 3:15).In other words, Peter commands every Christian to prepare ahead of time—that is what “ready” means. What are we to be prepare ourselves to do?  Make a logical defense of our faith. That is what the Greek word, “defense” means. It is APOLOGIA. APO means from or since, LOGIA is the word from which we get logic. This episode helps us be prepared and prepare our loved ones to give a logical answer to a very common accusation that Christians hear: YOU CAN’T TAKE THE BIBLE LITERALLY.

 For Further Prayerful Thought: 

1. What would you say to someone who says, “I think it tells spiritual truth, but the events it records are not always real historical events”?

2. How would you answer the objection, “We don’t even really know what the original writers of the Bible really said. Bible translations disagree”?

3. What is your biggest doubt about whether the Bible is really God’s Word?

 
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