Games Christians Play With the Bible - Part Two - D Paul Graunke - August 1974

D Paul Graunke

In the first article of this series we saw how people play games with their fellowman and with God by acting God-fearing and Christ-obeying in appearance, but not in fact. But the best - or rather worst - is yet to come as we take a look at another facet of the spiritual sport of hypocrisy. GIVE a football to a quarterback and he will attempt to score a touchdown. Give a baseball to a pitcher and he'll try to strike out the batter. Give a Bible to a Christian and he may play games with it too! He also will try to score points - points measured in feelings of self-righteousness and superiority. The Bible does not naturally lend itself to this exaltation of the human ego. It thrusts and parries at our follies and frailties, exposing human nature for what it really is. "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library