"It's All Relative. . . Or Is It?"

Trusting in the Authority of Scripture

Jesus built his life on Scripture. In fact we might say, humanly speaking, the secret to Jesus’ greatness—his moral courage, his meekness, and his love for people—is that he immersed his life in Scripture. Jesus habitually quoted Scripture. Even while dying, he was being shaped by the written revelation of God! Today, the question we face is not much different from the one Jesus faced: when confronted with the uncertainties of life, what authority are you going to trust? Will you trust your own limited and finite wisdom or the infallible wisdom of Scripture? The Bible claims to be nothing less than revelation from God, a word from above that speaks into the chaos, brokenness, and messiness of life. At our RYM 2011 summer conferences, we will look at this astounding claim and think about what we want to shape our lives. We will all build our lives on something—it will be either the bedrock of Holy Scripture or the shifting sand of time and chance.