Saturdays with Mark & Tony, Show #227

Saturdays with Mark & Tony, Show #227

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[bethdeesb]

Raised n church, I didn't know I was illiterate. I thought all I needed 2 know was I was saved. Didn't know that I could have a real walking, talking relationship w God & I didn't believed He could love me. More mistakes I made, more I thought I had 2 make up 2 God 4. Then the valley between me & God became the Grand Canyon, so I lost hope & gave up. Then 1 day, almost a lifetime later, I realized God wasn't on the other side of the canyon, he was next 2 me & I didn't have 2 earn His love back!

[robbytv]

Mark, Tony, Stan ... wow ....thanks SO much for this series

[scooterboo2007]

For many years I was illiterate as to what scipture truly said, it wasn't until I was in my early 30's and totally disgusted with myself and the turn my life had taken that I actually turned to scripture and read it for myself. Growing up in an authoritative and legalistic home and church you just didn't question the adults they knew it and you didn't but I realized that they didn't know it all and that I really need to know Jesus for myself and that could only be done by reading scripture.

[barbarafouquet]

Of course Jews are familiar with Jesus as He was a Jew born and raised.

[carolbrusegar]

Hmmmm....never thought of Sunday School that way! I would not be quite so negative about it, at least for those children who go consistently to Sunday School with solid, developmental curriculum. It's still not clearly enough, though. How could parents be empowered and equipped to do more Christ-teaching in their homes, particularly if they are biblically illiterate themselves?

[MJMyrna]

We want somebody else to do the studying for us, and just give us the cliff notes. We don't want to put in the effort, or wrestle with the tough questions. As a result, it does not make for healthy, mature or knowledgeable Christians. Nothing replaces having your own nose in the Bible daily.

[tamilovesnoles]

Such good points. So many members of my local Baptist chruch are in this boat. They learned disparate stories in Sunday School and sometimes even in church and they don't know what they don't know. Now in mid-life I am getting into Bible study more than ever, really digging in through various programs including some written by my pastors, some by Beth Moore, etc.. I'm amazed at what I learn and don't recall ever seeing before. Nothing is a substitute for meditating on God's word every day.

[kybudman]

You keep me hungry for the Word, guys. Many are changed to the glory of the Kingdom because of this important work. Stay the course! :)

[Shiks2]

This was great! We need to get this discussion out into the churches

[KunamaElgar]

I filled out this survey, and from memory, I think I only got one or two wrong (it was based on knowledge of all major religions). I'm from an Australian "Baptist" home (doctrines, not denomination), I go to Church, Sunday School, youth group, Bible Study, and a Christian school.

Sunday School is not a lost hour if the family uses it *together* with family Bible Time. We had Bible Time almost every night and all these times in the Bible have had a great impact on my life :) Praise God!