February 4th bible study has been cancelled, Brother Grady has made a bible study video for your viewing pleasure. click on the link below and enjoy.

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“Bridging a Generation Gap”

The younger generation (those younger than us) seeks answers. They question and ask what the Bible says or means. We depend on what we’ve heard, what our teachers taught us, what we think, or our own interpretation to explain God’s words to them.

Satan always finds a way to confuse or mislead. Our typical response when people ask us a question is to say “Well, the Bible says,” which is an idiom(a phrase with a figurative meaning different from its literal words that adds color to language).

In other words, when I say, “Good Luck or Piece of cake,” I leave out details. I accept my thoughts or what others tell me. I fail to prepare myself, both grammatically and prayerfully, to answer the question.

Example: Preacher, how many wise men brought gifts to the baby Jesus? We know they gave three gifts, so we conclude there were three wise men.  (Matthew 2:11 KJV)

Example: Sampson was thirsty, and God created a hollow in the jaw (A place called Lehi). We assume that since Sampson killed a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of an ass, then Sampson must have drunk water from the jawbone. Judges (15:18-19)

Example: God told Moses to make snuffers. As one lady told me, “I told you, preacher, it was alright to dip snuff.” (Exodus 25:38)

I can list other subjects we handle in the same way. Don’t get me wrong! I’ve done the same thing I mentioned earlier. We need to interpret the scriptures with the goal of understanding; God will help us if we ask Him. His Holy Spirit will guide us to seek meaning through prayer, research, and my old favorite, a dictionary.

My grandmother told me, “The Bible tells me that if it ain’t got scales on it don’t eat it.” (Speaking of soft shell crabs) She was right. (Leviticus 11:9-12)

However, the preacher who taught her that belief failed to explain that the scripture came from the Old Testament. They didn’t demonstrate that Jesus told Peter he was no longer bound by those dietary rules. (Acts 10:14-15)

I didn’t tell my grandmother she was wrong. I valued my lips and didn’t want them slapped off my face.

Pastor, Grady