God's Word is Essential, Relevant

In this era of post-sophistication, when science and education have let us down, nothing is more important than God's Word. Why?

*Knowledge is growing at an exponential pace. In many fields, what Freshmen learn in college is obsolete by their senior year. There are so many things to know in our world that we desperately need wisdom to sort it out. God's word is a dependable source of wisdom.

*The tidal wave of information that overwhelms our culture is filled with opinions and half-truths and outright lies. We desperately need discernment to tell the difference between truth and falsehood. God's word is a dependable source of discernment.

*Our culture has lost the ability to discuss ethics. Moral concerns are matters of private opinion. Yet we see the consequences of immorality all around us and we despair of finding a genuinely good path for our children to follow. God's Word is a dependable source of morality.

*Pluralism has given us so many ways to God that we get confused over all the paths that vie for our attention. We become cynical that there is any one true way of restoring our relationship with God. If we want to restore our relationship with God, His Word is dependable guidance and light.

If we are looking for a dependable source of wisdom, discernment, morality, and guidance, then God's Word, the Bible, is the only dependable source. Beware of the pretenders.