What We Believe About The Bible Series

Okay, it's sure good to be back! I took a couple of Sundays off and that was very nice but I'm glad to be back up here. I want to start by asking you some questions. Think of it sort of like an IQ test. I have a range of topics to ask about; just general knowledge stuff. Sort of like a game. We will see who can get the most answers correct. So, here goes.

First question. We'll start with an easy one. How far does a sheep walk? Anybody? Well, according to Dr. Seuss, a sheep "walks by light of moon and light of star. They walk from near. They walk to far." So, there ya go. Feel free to keep score on this.

Next question. Here's some pop culture for you. What year did Elvis Presley die? 1977? No. I'm sorry. Actually, according to the National Enquirer, Elvis is actually still alive, living in Baltimore and he works at a donut shop. Yes, evidently he married Farrah Faucet a few years ago and they had a baby that many believe to be Michael Jackson reincarnated. I don't know if I believe that part though.

Okay, third question. What do you get when you mix the color red with the color blue? Purple? No, very close though. Actually, according to Michael and Liz's 2-year-old son, Kayden, the answer is "ball." Has anybody gotten all the answers right so far?

Alright, just one more. What is a woman? Define the word "woman." I'm sorry. According to most liberals today, that is a trick question and can't be answered and how dare you ask.

Now, I have to admit that those are very frustrating questions. Aren't they? It is frustrating when your sources are not reliable. If the answers to your questions are not based on truth, what happens? The answers are wrong. But who determines truth?

I understand that the Biden administration has formed what they are calling a Disinformation Governance Board hoping to silence people who speak anything that is not the truth. And while that sounds good on it's face, the obvious question is, who decides what is truth and what will be their basis for that truth?

All truth must have some sort of basis. If the basis for truth is a man's opinion, we know opinions change. If the basis for truth is a person's feelings, we know feelings can change. If truth depends on someone's education, what if they get more education and their truth changes? If anything causes truth to change, then it was never truth.

I'd like to ask you to turn in your Bibles to the Book of Psalms. The Psalms are right in the middle of your Bible in the Old Testament between Job and Proverbs. It is here that we are going to start a new sermon series entitled, "What We Believe." It is important to everybody to know what is truth. People have searched for truth since Adam and Eve ate the fruit in the Garden. Years later, Pilate stood there having a conversation with Jesus and wondered aloud, "What is truth?" I bet at some point in your life you have basically said the same thing. Everybody wants to know truth. Just not everybody likes it when they hear it.

Well, this sermon series is a search for truth in itself. I want to find out what the truth is and what we as Christians believe about some important topics; things like who we are and why we are here. I want to know the truth about how to get to Heaven and what we are supposed to do until we get there. I want to know what the truth is about baptism and the Lord's Supper and evangelism and giving and even about God Himself. So, for the next couple of months, we are going to try to answer some of those big questions.

But where do we start to be able to answer those questions? Well, you can Google it, or as I like to call it, research. But the problem with the internet is that there are lots of different views on what is truth. It's the same with asking people you know or reading books in the library or even asking a teacher. Some of those say truth is one thing and some say truth is completely different.

Now, I think most people have at least some respect for the Bible. But when they read in here some truth that they don't like; something that is going to go against the lifestyle they want to live, they just brush it off as untrue. They think it is untrue so it must be untrue. But is that what determines truth? Let's dive into it and find out.