Open to Interpretation September 9, 2009
Posted by Dan R. Dick in Communication in the Church, Critical Thinking, The Bible.Tags: Biblical interpretation
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I have been engaged this week in a lively, fascinating email exchange with a young male pastor out west over the interpretation of scripture. Think of the “hi, I’m a Mac/hi, I’m a PC” ads. For the sake of the illustration, I obviously am the PC… Anyway, my friend and I have been volleying some ideas about the Bible back and forth for the past few days, and I think the discussion is worth sharing. First, there are a few basic beliefs we agree upon:
- The Bible matters
- People should be reading and seeking to understand the Bible
- Our preaching and teaching should be grounded in the Bible
- The Bible shapes and defines our identity as God’s people
- The Bible is not a factual book of history, but a book of faith
