Green Street Baptist Church: Audio Podcast

In the world of sports, there is debate centered around someone who is often referred to as ‘The G.O.A.T.”—the greatest of all time. God’s definition of greatness is vastly different from the world’s. Enter the life of John the Baptist. Jesus made a powerful statement about his life —“I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John.” Anyone that Jesus calls ‘great’ is someone whose life we need to carefully inspect.

What do we even mean when we refer to the ‘canon’ of Scripture? The canon of Scripture is the list of all the books that belong in the Bible, the list of books recognized as those worthy to be included in the Old and New Testaments. The word ‘canon’ comes from the ancient world and basically means a rule or a standard.

Truly, there is no book in human history that has been more treasured than the Bible. And yet at the same time, there is also no book that has been attacked more than the Bible. It is divine in its origin, and the spiritual forces of darkness that want to keep humanity in darkness oppose its message like no other.

No other book on earth can compare with the Bible. It stands alone from all the other books that have ever been written because it alone is the very Word of God with the power to transform individual lives and entire cultures. It is the truth of God that has been revealed by God to humanity. Because of sin, we never would have stumbled upon truth by ourselves. We need a revelation of God of Himself.