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Think the Bible is irrelevant? 
Think again on this week's 

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episode of Liberty at Home. 
Hello and welcome to our latest 

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episode of Liberty at Home, 
produced by Liberty Baptist 

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Church and broadcast by the good
folks here at ECAT. 

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I'm Madam Rivero, the pastor of 
Liberty Baptist Church, which if

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you don't know it already meets 
right here in town on Route 138.

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Today, as always, we're 
broadcasting from Easton. 

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Coordinates 42 point O2, 4-5 
degrees north and seven 1.1287° 

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W Hope that helps you. 
Believe it or not, we've made it

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to the end of the book of 
Proverbs, which means we're in 

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Proverbs chapter 31 today. 
And today we'll be reading 4 

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verses of Scripture that 
represent the two main themes of

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this chapter. 
So we'll read Proverbs 31 verses

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4:00 and 5:00 and then verses 10
and 11. 

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Verses four and five say it is 
not for kings, O Lemule, It is 

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not for kings to drink wine or 
for prince's strong drink, lest 

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they drink and forget the law 
and pervert the judgment of any 

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of the afflicted. 
I have to chuckle to myself when

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I hear someone say something 
like this. 

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The Bible really isn't relevant 
anymore. 

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You know, I'm not really sure 
where this line of thinking 

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comes from. 
Do they believe that the Bible 

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is irrelevant because it's old? 
Well, the reputations of great 

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works of literature are only 
enhanced by their age, not 

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diminished, so it can't be an 
issue of age. 

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Is it irrelevant because nobody 
wants to read it? 

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Well, that can't be the case 
either, as the Bible is the most

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read book in history, be the 
next most popular book by around

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6 billion copies or so, with no 
other book even cracking a 

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billion published. 
And by the way, the Bible 

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remains popular today, still 
flying off the shelves at 

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greater volumes than any other 
book, with The New Yorker 

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magazine once saying that the 
Bible is quote the best selling 

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book of the year every year. 
So the Bible isn't irrelevant 

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due to disinterest. 
So is it irrelevant because it 

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doesn't speak to the issues of 
the day? 

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Well, today's text is proof 
positive. 

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That's not the case. 
In just the few short verses 

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that we read in Proverbs 31, we 
observed 2 very current issues 

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that are discussed, the dangers 
of alcohol and God's view on a 

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biblical family. 
Are these issues relevant for 

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today? 
Absolutely. 

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There's relevant as today's 
newspaper and in fact I'd argue 

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that they're more relevant than 
today's newspaper since most of 

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today's newspapers carry news 
from yesterday that we already 

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know, which is why the print 
media is going the way of the 

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dodo bird. 
Yes, Solomon begs biblical truth

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to these hot button issues of 
our day. 

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Alcohol is dangerous. 
God's plan for a biblical family

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has been and still is a husband 
and a wife, each serving in 

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their God-given roles with their
God-given abilities. 

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So we can conclude that the 
Bible is not irrelevant due to 

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it ignoring the issues of the 
day either because it tackles 

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them headlong. 
Yes, the passage we read may be 

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3000 years old, but it gives us 
timeless truth. 

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So getting back to our original 
question, why do people think 

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that the Bible is irrelevant? 
Really, it comes down to this 

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issue and this issue alone. 
People just don't like what it 

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has to say. 
Let's be honest, what we just 

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talked about in reference, the 
issues of alcohol and the 

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family, they fly against the 
prevailing and popular wisdom of

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this day. 
So because of this, it's very 

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tempting for people to wave 
their hand and dismiss the Word 

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of God as irrelevant instead of 
allowing the Word of God to 

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penetrate their heart and change
their worldview. 

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The Bible is relevant. 
Need help with depression? 

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The Bible is relevant. 
Longing for peace? 

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The Bible is relevant. 
Struggling with habitual sin? 

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Yes, the Bible is relevant. 
Need encouragement in the midst 

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of personal trials? 
The Bible is relevant. 

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Have questions about eternity 
and life after death? 

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Yes, the Bible is relevant. 
Over and over again, the Bible 

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proves itself relevant, and 
those who doubt its relevance 

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are only showing either their 
ignorance of the issue or their 

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unwillingness to fall in line 
with the teachings of this 

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blessed book. 
So the next time you're tempted 

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to think that the Bible is 
irrelevant, instead of putting 

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it off to the side, pick it up 
and let this old book bring a 

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new look and fresh perspective 
into your life through its 

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timeless truths. 
Can you believe it? 

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We're done with the book of 
Proverbs. 

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Thanks for joining us for this 
fly over look at this incredible

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book. 
I'd encourage you if you've 

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never read the book of Proverbs 
for yourself, read the entire 

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book. 
Many Christians read it monthly,

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1 chapter a day, which is easy 
to keep track of since Proverbs 

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has 31 chapters and most months 
have 31 days. 

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So I'd encourage you to give 
this book a read and allow it to

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challenge your thinking and 
change your life. 

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But not to worry, we may be done
with Proverbs, but we're not 

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done with liberty at home. 
Join us again next week, same 

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time, same channel for our next 
episode. 

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And while you're at it, why 
don't you join us at Liberty for

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services this week? 
You can learn more about our 

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church and what we're all about 
by visiting my 

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libertybaptist.org. 
Well, it's time to go, so I'll 

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depart by reminding you that 
where the Spirit of the Lord is,

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there is Liberty. 
I'm pastor of Rivero and I'll 

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see you next week on Liberty at 
home.