Welcome to A NEW SERIES by Bob Barney
If anything brings more negative attention than a person reading the Bible in public, I am stumped as to what it is! You can have Jews wearing beanies in public who may get some odd looks but for the most part, people will hardly notice. Even Muslim garb on a woman these days will not receive the glances that were once given. But if you are reading a Bible in public, on an airplane next to a stranger or in a street corner cafe, watch out. For some reason, most Americans and I would say even a good portion of the western world do find Bible readers a little strange and even can be deemed as 'religious nuts'.
At the heart of this series, we will focus on Biblical misconceptions that the average person may hold onto…whether they are a Christian or not. You see, the largest selling book of all time is also the least read book ever sold! Most view the Bible as passe or just as book full of ancient mythological stories. The reason for this is because they think they know what is written this great book. The Plain Truth is that most have a very limited understanding of what they are really reading!
I find when explaining some of the passages in the Bible, people are totally shocked to know the Bible contains stories on sex, murder, thievery and everyday worries that we all face. Some may even see and believe things in scripture that aren't really even in there! So here I present to you the format of this series. We will feature a scripture that has a common misconception and back up the Truth with God's Holy Word.
Today's Featured Scripture:
And God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth."
The Misconception:
Let me say first, the view I will be presenting is not mine. If you happen to take issue with it, then I suggest you take that to God, the actual author of the Bible!
The misconception is: That God is monotheistic when He really is polytheistic.