The Family as Societal Starting Point, God's Revelation, and Answering Bible Questions

AN IDEA FROM ME

What is our mission, according to Jesus Christ?

Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” —Matthew 28:18–19

If our mission is to make disciples of all nations (and it is), we will need to know where to start, in order to maximize the impact of our efforts. That starting point is the household—the family. The family is the fundamental building block of society. As such, it is the sine qua non of societal transformation. The first step in pursuing our mission of making a huge impact for the Kingdom of God in our local areas is to make a huge impact for the gospel in our own households.

Source: This is taken from the Family Discipleship Course, which starts January 15, 2024 in the Hammer & Anvil Society. Christian men, learn more about the Society and how to join, here: https://thethink.institute/society. 

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A QUOTE FROM SOMEBODY ELSE

Speaking of starting points…

“The Christian worldview is structured, first of all, by the revealed knowledge of God. There is no other starting point for an authentic Christian worldview—and there is no substitute… The starting point for all genuinely Christian thinking is the existence of the self-revealing God of the bible. The foundation of the Christian worldview is the knowledge of the one true and living God. The fact of God’s existence sets the Christian worldview apart from all others—and, from the very beginning, we must affirm that our knowledge of God is entirely dependent upon the gift of divine revelation.” —R. Albert Mohler

Source: R. Albert Mohler, “The Total Truthfulness of Scripture,” in the 2014 T4G version Holy Bible: The Old & New Testaments, Holman Christian Standard Bible® (Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers, 2010). 

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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

Speaking of God’s revelation…

Earlier this week, I was reading the Bible to my kids before bed—specifically, in Genesis 6. When I got to the part about the sons of God and the daughters of men (verse 2), our third-born asked me, “What would happen if an angel and a human had a baby?” I told him, “The Bible is going to answer your question. Keep listening!” Then a few moments later, just before we got to verse 5, he asked, “Why did God flood the whole world? Was everybody being evil?” Again, I told him, “The Bible is about to answer your question. Keep listening!” 

Oftentimes when we come up with deep questions about a passage we are reading in Scripture, the answers can be found in Scripture itself. We might discover them in the wider context of the passage we’re reading, or we may find them somewhere else in the Bible. This is one reason why it’s important to read and become familiar with the whole Bible. God has given us His written word to help us know Him better, understand our world, and live for Him… and it also helps us to become better able to answer our kiddos’ questions. So the moral of the story is this: when you face questions about the Bible, keep reading!

Will you be reading the whole Bible in 2024 or focusing on one section of Scripture? Let me know. 

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P.S. If you want a method for studying Scripture, whether alone or with your family or small group, check out the T.H.I.N.K. Method of Biblical Study. You can get that here: https://thethink.institute/thinkmethod.