Don’t Make the Bible a Liar
A lot of people say they believe the Bible—but their actions tell a different story. They read it, quote it, even carry it around, but don’t always live by it. The truth is, God’s Word isn’t confusing. It can be understood if we read it honestly, reason through it, and stay consistent. The Bible speaks clearly: one body, one Spirit, one faith, one baptism, one God. That’s the gospel—and it doesn’t need to be rewritten, just lived.
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- Scriptures: Mark 16:15–16, Acts 2:38, 2 Peter 3:16, Isaiah 1:18, 2 Timothy 2:15, Ephesians 4:4–6
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David Hill: I had a high school teacher who would say from time to time, “Don’t make me out a liar.”
Hi, David Hill. Got a minute?
As strange as that may sound, some folks make the Bible a liar. They make the Bible out to be a lie. How? By reading it, studying it, and saying, “I know it says that. But it really doesn’t mean it.”
An example: the clear Bible doctrine of baptism for the remission of sins (Mark 16:15-16; Acts 2:38). Now they carry their Bibles around and affirm it to be the Word of God, but make it out to be a lie by denying it in practice.
Some make the Bible a liar by wresting the Scriptures, making them mean something they don’t (II Peter 3:16). The Word of God can be understood if we’ll just listen—read to understand it. Consistent reasoning (Isaiah 1:18), and rightly putting it together, to be an honest student of God’s Word (II Timothy 2:15). No one has authority to try and force the Bible to mean something it does not.
Notice the consistency: one body, one Spirit, even as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, through all, and in you all (Ephesians 4:4-6). The oneness of the gospel is the key to salvation. That’s the gospel.
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