...for the Bible tells me so. [link here]
I had a friend in high school who told me that she didn't read her Bible because it "whispers to me."
Upon further inquiry, she assured me that her Bible audibly gave her directions to do bad things.
Umm...
I didn't have a way to respond to that.
I still don't.
That little anecdotal bit was to demonstrate that I've heard a wide variety of Biblical claims, ranging from the thought-provoking to the implausible. And never were such issues more infuriating than while writing papers in Bible college. I had commentaries tell me that such and such a verse obviously said thus and such. Then the next commentary would assure me that the exact same verse said the opposite.
[Aside: Maybe that only happens when you try to write papers on "women in ministry" and "predestination vs. free will" because you're bored with all the easy topics. <smile>]
So now I'm rather wary when people claim the Bible says something. I do my best to consider the passage, the context, the rest of Scripture, as well as my own experience with the world and God when formulating an opinion.
I got on this train of thought today because of some responses I've been working on to various questions and posts. Questions surrounding easy topics like ecclesial form, origins of sin, and the definition of a "Christian filmmaker."
What resources do you use/trust to help you and your children wrestle through what we know the Bible tells us is so?
~Luke Holzmann
Filmmaker, Writer, Expectant Father
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