{"id":95351,"date":"2026-05-01T16:01:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=95351"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:02:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:02:37","slug":"why-anyone-still-follows-a-2000-year-old-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-anyone-still-follows-a-2000-year-old-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Anyone Still Follows a 2,000-Year-Old Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\tby Steve Wolfgang<br \/>\nvia InLight Media\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Anyone Still Follows a 2,000-Year-Old Book\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KIvRnDWew68?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To be fair, the Bible is a very old book. You might wonder how relevant it could even be to our modern questions and problems. But there&#8217;s a reason the Bible is still the best-selling book of all time, and it&#8217;s the same reason people keep coming back to Scripture as they deal with the challenges and experiences that are part of what it means to be human. The Bible is not only relevant; it is reliable, accurate, and inspired. It is the revelation of a God who not only made us, but wants a relationship with us through His Son, Jesus Christ. Hear from Steve Wolfgang how the Word of God has changed his life, and how his relationship with scripture has deepened over the years.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Steve Wolfgang via InLight Media To be fair, the Bible is a very old book. You might wonder how relevant it could even be to our modern questions and problems. But there&#8217;s a reason the Bible is still the best-selling book of all time, and it&#8217;s the same reason people keep coming back to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[219],"class_list":["post-95351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-bible"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":94916,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/if-the-bible-isnt-your-standard-what-is\/","url_meta":{"origin":95351,"position":0},"title":"If the Bible Isn\u2019t Your Standard\u2026 What Is?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"by Steve Wolfgang via InLight Media For centuries, the sola scriptura debate has raged on (most notably between Catholics and Protestants) over this primary question: is scripture sufficient as our only final, authoritative standard, or do we need some sort of council or magisterium to help interpret and apply it?\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Video&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Video","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/video\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":60499,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-the-bible-relevant\/","url_meta":{"origin":95351,"position":1},"title":"Is the Bible Relevant?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 27, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"by Dennis Abernathy How relevant is the Bible in today's world? 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