REFLECTIONS
As Baptists, we believe that every Christian should study the Bible and with the
help of the Holy Spirit interpret the
Scriptures for themselves. Of course, we can get help in understanding by reading and
listening to what other Christians write and say. In our church, I often remind the
congregation that they should not accept everything I preach to them on Sunday. What
I tell them to do is to make notes, copy the Scriptures, then go home and read the
Scriptures for themselves. Then they should decide whether they agree with what I said
or not. In Christian churches, there are different ways of interpretating and differing
opinions on how to interpret some parts of Scripture. That's why we have different
Christian denoninations such as Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, etc. Even within
Baptist circles there are differing interpretations. In this section we present some
ideas on which you and I may disagree. But, whether you agree or not, we hope these
articles will make you read your Bible amd think about your relationship with God.