If you’ve been around Christianity for any amount of time, you’ve likely heard a Christian leader, pastor, professor or other individual say, “the foundation of the Christian faith is the Bible.” What does this mean? Over the last 40 years of my life, when Christians asserted that the Bible is the foundation ofRead more
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Asking questions, Bible, Biblical inerrancy, Following Jesus, God in the face of Jesus, Jesus, Learning and growing, New humanity | Comments are Closed | 11 May, 2024 | 9
Asking questions, Bible, Biblical genocide, Biblical inerrancy, Biblical violence, Following Jesus, Learning and growing, Power & authority | Comments are Closed | 25 March, 2024 | 10
There is a common assumption among Christians that the Bible will keep us from being deceived. As with any of the myths we’ve already dealt with, this one is just as misleading, just as widespread and just as dangerous. Let’s start with my conclusion and then explore the why. YES, the Bible reveals andRead more
Asking questions, Bible, Biblical genocide, Biblical inerrancy, Evolving faith, God in the questions, Learning and growing | Comments are Closed | 16 March, 2024 | 8
What if we are wrong about the Bible and the Bible’s true purpose? What if the Bible is not actually a holy rule book whose main function is to provide clear and unambiguous answers to every aspect of truth and life? What if instead its main function is to lead us to wisdom? In Peter Enns’ insightful andRead more
Asking questions, Authentic Christianity, Bible, Biblical inerrancy, Biblical violence, Christian hope, Evolving faith, Following Jesus, Forgiveness, God in the face of Jesus, God who risks, Learning and growing, Power & authority | Comments are Closed | 17 January, 2024 | 7
5-minute read Have you ever heard another Christian say, “You can’t base your faith in God and your trust in the Bible on feelings?” What exactly does that mean? In my experience, when Christians say the above statement to other Christians, it is often a way of telling them that on days theyRead more
Asking questions, Bible, Evolving faith, Following Jesus, God in the questions, Learning and growing, Power & authority, Stories | Comments are Closed | 8 December, 2023 | 8
Asking questions, Authentic Christianity, Bible, Evolving faith, Following Jesus, God in the face of Jesus, God in the questions, Jesus, Learning and growing, Spiritual journey | Comments are Closed | 22 September, 2023 | 7
Trusting God is such a huge topic with multiple intersections with other spiritual faith and Bible topics. I do not claim to have it all figured out. What I do offer here in this post are some starting points that may help shape the conversation in a constructive way. How Myth 5 is supposedRead more
Asking questions, Authentic Christianity, Bible, Biblical genocide, Biblical inerrancy, Biblical violence, Escapist theologies, Following Jesus, God in the face of Jesus, God in the questions, Jesus, Learning and growing, Power & authority, Self-made project | Comments are Closed | 6 September, 2023 | 6
At this point in the 10 Bible Myth series, someone who still believes in Biblical inerrancy may feel compelled to say, “Well Peter, if you begin questioning the Bible and Biblical inerrancy, where does it stop? It’s just a matter of time before you start compromising on other things in the Bible until there’s nothingRead more
Asking questions, Bible, Biblical inerrancy, God in the questions, God who risks, Learning and growing, Open theism, Risk theology, Spiritual journey | Comments are Closed | 15 August, 2023 | 7
So the originals are inspired, but not the copies? The theory goes something like this. Long ago, God inspired the writing of the original documents (also called autographs) of the Bible. Meaning, copies (also called manuscripts) of those original documents are not what God inspired. It was the original documents only. The problem is thatRead more
Asking questions, Authentic Christianity, Bible, Biblical genocide, Biblical inerrancy, Biblical violence, Evolving faith, Following Jesus, Forgiveness, God in the face of Jesus, God in the questions, God who risks, Jesus, Learning and growing, Power & authority, Roman crucifixion, Sacrifice, Self-made project, Servant project | Comments are Closed | 7 August, 2023 | 5
Is that true? Are there no contradictions in the Bible? For most Christians who grew up with the Biblical inerrancy view, they were taught that none of the books of the Bible have errors or contradictions. None. Apparent contradictions are not real; they only seem like contradictions. Conveniently, there’s always a good reason for them that canRead more
American history, Asking questions, Bible, Biblical inerrancy, Evolving faith, God in the questions, Learning and growing, Spiritual journey, Stories | Comments are Closed | 17 July, 2023 | 7
In other words, for any of the Bible to be true and without error, all of the Bible must be true and without error. For many Christians, this assumption is attached to what is called the doctrine of Biblical inspiration. This view assumes that God led holy men in the distant past to writeRead more
