Is The Bible Still Relevant?

"The Bible is such an old book. It's not really relevant to us anymore."

This is a popular sentiment in today's world. The fact that the Bible was written over 2,000 years ago is, quite frankly, an excuse used by many to avoid having anything to do with it.

Many will tell us, as Christians, that much of what the Bible teaches on topics like marriage, homosexuality, the roles of men and women, and a variety of other things are just not in line with the times and culture we live in.

Sadly, they are correct. The Bible does not align with the views and ideals of the world today. However, that being said, let's be clear about one thing:

The world is out of line, not the Bible.

When Scripture was written by those whom God inspired, it was written to be everlasting, unchanging, and constant from that time forward.

• Psalm 119:89 – "Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens."

• Isaiah 40:8 – "The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever."

God knew that the world would continue on after He gave us Scripture, and He never intended on sending us a "revised copy." God's word is firmly fixed, as Psalm 119 says. The teachings and commands laid out within it are just as applicable today as they were 2,000 years ago.

"The world is changing. Shouldn't our religion change as well?"

No. Scripture and the commands of God were never meant to be changed. We were.

• Romans 12:2 – "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind..."

The purpose of our lives is to follow Christ and conform ourselves to His will above anything else—and Jesus isn't changing. He asks us to change.

• Hebrews 13:8 – "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."

Scripture gives us a constant and consistent guide as to what we are to be and how we are to live. The ever-changing world that we live in should have no bearing on who we are.

Something else to realize is that the Bible speaks plainly on the very issues that people often point to to show the Bible's lack of relevance today.

• Matthew 19:4–6 - “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female…"

• 1 Corinthians 11:3 - “But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.”

• Romans 1:26–27 - “…their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women… committing shameless acts with men…”

• 1 Corinthians 6:9–10 - “…do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral… nor men who practice homosexuality… will inherit the kingdom of God.”

So is the Bible still relevant? Absolutely! scripture gives us our only insight into the will of God for our lives and the specific instruction we must follow to enter in to heaven. Just because we don't like it, doesn't make it untrue. The Bible will always be relevant and will never require a revision.

Stop trying to change Scripture when it was written to change you!