Bible Lyfe
Your Bridge from Scripture to Daily Living
Bible Lyfe is an online resource designed to help you explore God's purposes as outlined in His Holy Word. Our goal is to support you on your spiritual journey, creating an environment that bridges the gap between biblical teachings and everyday life.
Bible Lyfe was born out of the conviction that the Bible is not just a text to be studied, but a dynamic revelation of God's plan for humanity, provoking us to faith, love, and good deeds that glorify our Father in heaven (Matthew 5:16). We strive to demystify God’s word and encourage you to discover your unique role in God’s divine narrative.
Our daily devotionals and carefully chosen Bible verses are created to stimulate reflection and deepen your understanding of God's Word. Each devotional serves as an opportunity to immerse in Scripture, inviting you to question, reflect, and grow in your relationship with Christ.
The Bible verses we offer are intended to inspire and provoke change, reminding you of God's enduring love and His divine intention for each of us. These powerful verses act as stepping stones on your spiritual journey, guiding you to fully immerse yourself in God's mission.
At Bible Lyfe, we emphasize the transformative power of the Holy Spirit, who prepares us to fulfill Christ’s mission - making disciples of all nations. We challenge you to live out this mission, engaging the world with the teachings and love of Christ.
Wherever you are on your spiritual path, Bible Lyfe is here to accompany you. Let's explore God's purpose together, embrace His mission, and allow His Word to direct our path. Welcome to Bible Lyfe, where the word of God becomes a way of life.
Statement of Faith
Bible Lyfe’s statement of faith is adapted from the Lausanne Covenant:
Purpose of God
We affirm our belief in the one eternal God, Creator and Lord of the world, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who governs all things according to the purpose of his will. He has been calling out from the world a people for himself, and sending his people back into the world to be his servants and his witnesses, for the extension of his kingdom, the building up of Christ’s body, and the glory of his name.
Authority of the Bible
We affirm the divine inspiration, truthfulness and authority of both Old and New Testament Scriptures in their entirety as the only written word of God, without error in all that it affirms, and the only infallible rule of faith and practice.
Salvation through Christ Alone
We affirm that there is only one Saviour and only one gospel, although there is a wide diversity of evangelistic approaches. We recognize that everyone has some knowledge of God through his general revelation in nature. But we deny that this can save, for people suppress the truth by their unrighteousness. We also reject as derogatory to Christ and the gospel every kind of syncretism and dialogue which implies that Christ speaks equally through all religions and ideologies. Jesus Christ, being himself the only God-Man, who gave himself as the only ransom for sinners, is the only mediator between God and people. There is no other name by which we must be saved.
Sin and Separation from God
All men and women are perishing because of sin, but God loves everyone, not wishing that any should perish but that all should repent. Yet those who reject Christ repudiate the joy of salvation and condemn themselves to eternal separation from God. To proclaim Jesus as ‘the Saviour of the world’ is not to affirm that all people are either automatically or ultimately saved, still less to affirm that all religions offer salvation in Christ. Rather it is to proclaim God’s love for a world of sinners and to invite everyone to respond to him as Saviour and Lord in the wholehearted personal commitment of repentance and faith. Jesus Christ has been exalted above every other name; we long for the day when every knee shall bow to him and every tongue shall confess him Lord.
Nature of Evangelism
To evangelize is to spread the good news that Jesus Christ died for our sins and was raised from the dead according to the Scriptures, and that, as the reigning Lord, he now offers the forgiveness of sins and the liberating gifts of the Spirit to all who repent and believe.
Christian Social Responsibility
We affirm that God is both the Creator and the Judge of all men. We therefore should share his concern for justice and reconciliation throughout human society and for the liberation of men and women from every kind of oppression. Because men and women are made in the image of God, every person, regardless of race, religion, colour, culture, class, sex or age, has an intrinsic dignity because of which he or she should be respected and served, not exploited.
The Holy Spirit
We believe in the power of the Holy Spirit. The Father sent his Spirit to bear witness to his Son; without his witness ours is futile. Conviction of sin, faith in Christ, new birth and Christian growth are all his work. Further, the Holy Spirit is a missionary spirit; thus evangelism should arise spontaneously from a Spirit-filled church. A church that is not a missionary church is contradicting itself and quenching the Spirit. Worldwide evangelization will become a realistic possibility only when the Spirit renews the Church in truth and wisdom, faith, holiness, love and power. We therefore call upon all Christians to pray for such a visitation of the sovereign Spirit of God that all his fruit may appear in all his people and that all his gifts may enrich the body of Christ. Only then will the whole Church become a fit instrument in his hands, that the whole earth may hear his voice.
The Return of Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly, in power and glory, to consummate his salvation and his judgment. This promise of his coming is a further spur to our evangelism, for we remember his words that the gospel must first be preached to all nations. We believe that the interim period between Christ’s ascension and return is to be filled with the mission of the people of God, who have no liberty to stop before the end. We also remember his warning that false Christs and false prophets will arise as precursors of the final Antichrist. We therefore reject as a proud, self-confident dream the notion that people can ever build a utopia on earth. Our Christian confidence is that God will perfect his kingdom, and we look forward with eager anticipation to that day, and to the new heaven and earth in which righteousness will dwell and God will reign forever.
Editor
Nathan Cook
Nathan serves as the Missions Pastor for Christ Church Memphis and the Editor of Bible Lyfe. His rich, twenty-year career in church planting and urban missionary work gives him a depth of experience that he channels into the content and mission of Bible Lyfe.
Over his career, Nathan has established a network of house churches, started an HIV treatment program, and helped Christian physicians to integrate their faith and practice. His dedication to mission work is demonstrated by his training and deployment of over fifty missionaries to spread the gospel among unreached people groups.
Nathan is also the author of "Storm the Gates: Provoking the Church to Fulfill God's Mission,” a book that embodies his deep commitment to fulfilling Christ's mandate by nurturing disciple making movements.
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