So we are spending a full year in 1 & 2 Samuel as a church. Very quickly the violent stories of the Hebrew Bible start coming into play. Stories like when God tells Saul to slaughter a nation – every …
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Archive for the ‘Bible Series’ Category
Abandoning Reason In Favour Of Our Own Opinions Of What The Bible Says
Oh it’s nice to see that this was still a problem 500 years ago. I thought it was just recent. If I didn’t tell you who said this you’d think it was written last week.
…Showing a greater fondness for
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The Bible and Propositional Truth Claims
I was raised in an environment where it was obvious that the Bible and everything it said was completely ‘true’ and literally word for word what happened and the ultimate guide to life for any hard questions we have. Not …
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Bible: Authority by N.T. Wright
Bible: Errant/Inerrancy Doesnt Do It
I’m having a hard time with all these posts on inerrancy. I guess in my challenges of inerrancy everyone thinks that I automatically default to the bible being errant. I don’t know if I’m comfortable with that either though. My …
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Bible: Inerrancy
Ok, after Keith’s questions he wants to understand why I can’t see the bible as inerrant, I my as well post this for everyone to read since lots of people seem to be interested in this post.
There are a …
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The Bible: How Then Shall We Understand It?
I think this is going to be my last post on the subject for a while. If you want to understand more on a subject such as this there are other authors/theologians that hold similar views (as far as I …
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The Bible: Verses and Chapters and Why They Don’t Do Justice
The bible wasn’t originally written with verses and chapters. That may come as a surprise to many; others have already stopped reading because they knew that already. While chapters and verses have helped many remember where specific stories or ideals …
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Bible: The Greatest Myth Ever Recorded
There is some discussion resulting on the last post on the Bible, so you can read it there. I will comment on some of the posts soon. I’m going to post as I have time, and when my mind is …
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The Bible: A Redemptive Historical Narrative
Over the past two years or so I’ve gotten a lot of questions about my thoughts on the bible and what it is and my views on it. From sitting down with concerned pastors, questioning friends, seeking unbelievers to curious …
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