Blog Me the Old, Old Story

I’m not writing this blog because I have something new to say.

First and foremost, the Bible stands alone as the absolutely true, trustworthy and relevant Word of the living God to man. To add a single new word or delete a single thought would place one in grave danger before the God who speaks for Himself through the Scriptures. To change or compromise its message for a postmodern mindset (or any cultural system) is to set oneself above God – a foolish endeavor to say the least. No, the Bible’s own testimony says it plainly: “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16). The "old, old story of Jesus and His love" is still the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.

On a tangent if you’re up for it, go through the New Testament sometime and look up every book’s chapter 3, verse 16. You’ll probably know John 3:16 already, but look up the others. This isn’t an infallible exercise, but an interesting one nonetheless. There are quite a few very powerful 3:16’s in Scripture.

Secondly, there have already been gobs (I think that’s a legitimate number) of great Christian books and Bible references written. I wouldn’t dream of trying to improve upon the richness of J.I. Packer’s Knowing God or A.W. Tozer’s The Pursuit of God. I can’t say anything about delighting in God better than John Piper in Desiring God. And I’ll admit that I’m not nearly the reader I would like to be. When you account for the writings of the likes of Charles Spurgeon, Jonathan Edwards, John Bunyan, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones and many other excellent thinkers, pastors and authors, what more can be said of the ways of knowing God and walking in His grace?

I’m writing this only because my generation (give or take) needs to hear someone in their own generation proclaiming the truths of God’s Word and the glories of knowing Him and being known by Him. We need to hear the unchanging message of Scripture applied correctly to our culture today. We need to understand that God’s great and precious promises still pave the way for His followers to “participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by lust” (2 Peter 1:4). We need to heed the call to obey the commands of our God as given in His holy Word so that our foundation as Christians will be unshakeable when the 21st century storms of life and the coming judgment threaten to undo us. We need to be reminded of and nourished constantly in the truth.

And, frankly, you might be more apt to read a blog on the internet than to pick up your Bible and read a chapter or two. I would much rather you not spend another minute reading these words if you would learn more of Jesus in John’s gospel instead, capture the excitement of the early believers in Acts, or be challenged by the teachings toward faith and Christ-likeness in the epistles. Please don’t allow anything to substitute your need for delighting in the law of the Lord and meditating day and night upon His Word.

But if you’re looking for additional encouragement in the sound teaching of the gospel from a fellow traveler on the narrow road, then I trust this site will be a helpful resource to you. There may not be anything new to say, but may the reminder of God's grace spur you on toward love and good deeds. To the praise of His glory!