tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16811369.post2912550017303166900..comments2023-10-24T01:23:36.470-07:00Comments on Thin Places: More about being Biblicalroyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508828835908673347noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16811369.post-80717645438615439882009-10-08T19:42:36.773-07:002009-10-08T19:42:36.773-07:00My daughter & I had this very discussion tonig...My daughter & I had this very discussion tonight. When we begin making the textual interpretation the divine Word, we create a scenario that eventually will have to be discarded, i.e., a literal 6 day creation. It is that sort of dogmatic interpretation that causes divisions & ultimately the faith to be scoffed at. The text gives us the truth --- the principles that explain God --- & we must be careful not to make our understanding more important than what it does say.<br /><br />Good post.That Baptist Ain't Righthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227307740155986353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16811369.post-31129544278729489892009-10-07T15:28:16.618-07:002009-10-07T15:28:16.618-07:00see Michael, we have proved that there is a God!see Michael, we have proved that there is a God!royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508828835908673347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16811369.post-6430370073552746142009-10-07T11:45:43.713-07:002009-10-07T11:45:43.713-07:00On my goodness! Something you and I agree on, 100...On my goodness! Something you and I agree on, 100%! It's a miracle!!!Michael J Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239057043899114566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16811369.post-56764462402688286072009-10-06T12:05:58.488-07:002009-10-06T12:05:58.488-07:00Chad, I always appreciate your comments!
When you...Chad, I always appreciate your comments!<br /><br />When you look at the Bible for instructions on how to be a father or husband, you still make interpretive judgments. You don't want to be a husband like Solomon or David or a father like... you get the point.<br /><br />True, the issue of Jesus & the Bible is a circular one. We learn about Jesus through the Bible or we are just spinning him out f our own preconceptions. But I would also say we must read the Bible through the lens of Jesus. It is problematic, but a problem that I believe we are called to struggle with.<br /><br />I think I do have a high view of scripture... certainly when compared to my liberal friends. In part that was my reaction against the statement from the UCC church in my earlier post... I think we must do more than just take the Bible "seriously." I would agree with you that the Bible is authoritative even though I likely wouldn't use the word in exactly the same way you do. Bottom line, I think if we are truly followers of Jesus we must be Biblical. We may be closer than you think...royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508828835908673347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16811369.post-37942322069251264882009-10-06T09:35:56.231-07:002009-10-06T09:35:56.231-07:00"They are not, God's instruction manual f..."They are not, God's instruction manual for human beings."<br /><br />I totally disagree. God's Word communicates His design for all of His creation. It tells me how to be a husband, a dad, a pastor, a friend, a follower of Jesus Christ. It tells me the difference between right and wrong and reveals that I am a sinner in need of a Savior. The Bible is not merely meant to be central but authoritative. <br /><br />You mention that Jesus is the Word that is to be the object of our devotion. I agree. But how is He revealed to us? Through the Bible. How can you have a high view of Jesus without a correspondingly high view of the Bible?Chad Zauchahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09725657607817101569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16811369.post-17249883055585654352009-10-05T15:56:37.104-07:002009-10-05T15:56:37.104-07:00Again, good words.
This really is the critical po...Again, good words.<br /><br />This really is the critical point. Quoting the Bible doesn't necessarily make one Biblical anymore than quoting a few lines from Hamlet doesn't make one Shakespearean.<br /><br />As for the original languages - some of the worst pulpit offences I've seen have been from preachers who try to pepper their sermons with some greek. They go to a dictionary and pick the definition that suits their purposes, regardless off how the word is being used in context, then launch from there. It's alarming to then hear congregants impressed by this, since they explained it from the original greek, or whatever.fernandohttp://www.fernandogros.comnoreply@blogger.com