What if you didn't have a Bible?
Today in Animism class (helps us understand the thinking of people who believe in manipulating spirits/forces in their surrounding nature for survival), Mr. Risse asked us what we would do if, right after we finished taking them through the Bible (laying out the Foundation about who God is and what He's like and why we need a Savior etc) the new believers come to you and ask about a terrible dream they've had (dreams are really significant in a lot of Animistic cultures). What do you do?
A couple of passages popped into my mind about who God is and how He is stronger, good and sovereign- from 1 Timothy, something from Ephesians, and I think the other one was from Hebrews.
And then I realized. Oh wait. They don't have a Bible.
It does still come back to who God is, and they've heard His message so they know what He's like, and the Holy Spirit can be teaching these new believers anyway. But wow. No Bible. What would you do? The Bible is so full of .... wisdom, encouragement, reminders, teaching about what God is like.... no Bible at all? I just counted- I have FIVE Bibles in my room- just in my room. That's not counting New Testaments, the programs on my computer or the bazillion more I can access online.
I'm not sure why it hit me so hard today but it really did. No Bible?
What would I do without a Bible?
What would you do without a Bible?
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