Stories are the lens through which we view the world. We can all remember a story, whether a movie or a book or something in real life, that has captivated our desires and made us think – I wish that were true. Why are stories so powerful? We all look to stories to give meaning to our lives and a sense of purpose. For the last 1500 years the story of the Bible has answered the question “Who am I?” Today, the story of the Bible is under attack and so is our identity. Today we live in the age of "selfies" and a "you-do-you" mentality A time when identity was recently voted word of the year. A time when there is nothing more important, our society says, than allowing people to identify themselves in whatever way they see fit. In the vacuum of the old story that shaped our identity, there is a new story defining our identity - The secular story . It identifies something besides sin as the main problem with the world And something besides God as the solution. And it has captured the hearts of most people in our society. So much so that what the Bible clearly teaches sounds unreasonable to most people in our society today. In this talk we will be looking at what the secular story teaches and why it is so confusing and unsatisfying.
