Men's Ministry Blog, Sunday, May 4, 2008

     I run in the path of your commands,
        for you have set my heart free.  —Psalm 119:32

Certainly, one thing that can be said about the teaching at Redeemer is that the Bible is central to all that we do in life. This belief is the cornerstone of our counseling program. The challenge for us men as leaders is to extend this reliance upon the Scriptures to all areas of our lives. On the basis of 2 Peter 1:3-4 and other passages, summarized in our confessional standards, we affirm that the Bible is the only perfect or infallible rule for faith and life.

How consistent are we in applying this truth to our lives? With the time pressures and many responsibilities of everyday life it is easy for us to unwittingly add to the standard of the Bible. Do our wives and children see us consistently appealing to the Bible as the basis for our day to day decisions? Or do they see us relying on some homemade combination of dad's conventional wisdom and common sense?

 We must not let the Bible be crowded out by day to day pressures. Our world is so full of competing philosophies and perspectives that we have to make an intentional effort to start with Scripture. While it is often easier to do things the way we've always done them, or the way friends at work say to do them, or whatever the popular conventional wisdom says, God wants us to do the hard work of using his word as our source of wisdom. Although challenging, this approach provides great freedom...Click here to read more