3 August 2009
Biblical Studies
I find it interesting that throughout the Bible, God is referred to as “The Living God.” For example, in Acts 14, Paul and Barnabas are preaching in Lystra. After Paul miraculously heals a crippled man, the townspeople begin referring to him as Hermes and to Barnabas as Zeus. The priests of the temple of Zeus in that town bring gifts to sacrifice to their gods. Paul, of course, is incensed.
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28 July 2009
Ministry
The Bible is a group of texts written by many different authors over the course of 1,000+ years. Each author added a patch (or patches) to the quilt by the inspiration of the divine one himself. If we take seriously that God inspired these men (and women?) to write, then we are putting a great deal of validity in the Truth that is contained in this document. Why try to superimpose our understanding on top of it? In the name of what? Harmony and evangelism?
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