Truth-seekers
Job 11-12; Acts 15-16 “Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.” Acts 17:11, 12 Paul defined “noble character” by how the Bereans [we] responded to God’s message to them [us]. The Bereans examined the Scriptures each day as their source of authoritative truth and the benchmark against which they measured Paul’s words. We have access to the Scriptures in ways the Bereans could never have imagined. Yet, it often seems that those who have limited access to God’s Word, value it more. God’s invitation to us is to also bring the issues, messages, and ideas of our day to the Scriptures as our source of truth. As we daily listen to the Word and to our culture, we, too, can grow as disciples of Christ with noble character. Character becomes Christ-like as we apply the Word of God to our lives. In a generation where truth is being challenge...