Called to be both
Not one without the other
For one without the other one
Is a likely bother.
For some Christians
The Bible is a big stick
That is used to bludgeon another
Into a biased fit.
Some cite the Bible
Often out of context,
They memorize biblical passages
To support their pretext.
They spout the Bible
Is another saying
But their attitude is atrocious;
No mistaking.
The letter of the Law
Was held by the Pharisees
But they were so far from Christ
They died by degrees.
Some strain at a gnat
But would swallow a camel
Just like the blind leading the blind
Right into a well.
Satan was biblical!
He could quote the Word,
No doubt he knew it inside out
Yet, he was absurd.
Biblically truly defined
Is to be rooted in the text,
It is the means to following Christ
Step by step.
Christ is the standard:
The way, the truth and life,
To be biblical without the Christ
Is to encourage strife.
One can be biblical
Without being Christlike
But it is impossible the other way
Since Christ is the light.
To be rooted in Christ
Is to be rooted in the Word
For how else would anyone know him
Except they had heard?
Faith comes by hearing
And hearing by the Word
Thus, to be Christlike and unbiblical
Is to be absurd.
Politicians are biblical,
They too quote the Bible
And they do this as the means
To lure Christian people.
They politicize Jesus
To attract his followers
And then there is a great divide
Causing a lot of horror.
We nationalized the Lord
Who is on the people’s side
And despite our National anthem
We are on a negative slide.
We culturized Jesus
And God became a Bajan
So, no hurricane can flatten Barbados;
Just can’t get it done.
Strike the last (3) verses:
Such cannot be done,
Jesus will never ever march, do note,
To the people’s drum.
His is the standard
By which we must abide
And should any other be offered,
Tell Satan he lied.
So, be rooted in the text
And in the character of Christ
For to be like Jesus is to succeed
In this and the next life.
Stewart Russell © September 22, 2025
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