In order to play the game of golf, you need to have of course, golf clubs to hit the ball. Then it might be nice to have a scorecard to tell you about the course and let you know in which direction to hit the ball. Your goal is to play a round of golf competing against the course itself and to better your own score. ( In my case, the goal is to find more golf balls than I loose). If you are really good, the goal is to strive for perfection and try to shoot better than par. On most of your shots, you want to pick the right club that will give you the beat shot possible and set you up for the next shot. You want to get yourself in position to reach your goal, which is the cup. When you shoot at the green, the idea is to get the ball as close to the pin as possible. You need to aim at the pin. Get the ball close enough, and you will have an easy putt for a birdie-better than par. This all seems pretty easy, doesn't it? Well, I forgot to mention there are a lot of problem areas along the way. There are sand traps, long grass, out-of-bounds and even water.

As Christians, our course is the world. It's a beautiful yet treacherous place that also has many problem areas. Plus, to make matters worse, there is a heckler in the gallery (the devil). The Bible, as our 0scorecard, guides us through the course. It shows us the many problem areas and tell us how to stay away from them or how to get out of them. God's word even shows us how to deal with that dreaded heckler.