How do we know the Bible is true? That is to say, why should we trust the biblical vision of reality is anything other than wishful thinking? Or is faith inherently “blind”? Such questions are often met – both inside and outside the church – with philosophical arguments about the nature of being, first principles, Prime Movers and so...
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Understanding the Bible 35: The Community of Radical Inclusion
It is one thing to be declared “family,” and quite another to live out the relationships implied – particularly when new siblings come from communities deeply divided with one another. And yet this is the first work of the church. Those who have been called to bear witness to love’s triumph, to carry on Jesus’s...
Understanding the Bible 31: Explaining the Atonement – How the Cross Saved the World!
At last we put all of the pieces together, and I offer my explanation of the atonement – how it is that Jesus’s death and resurrection fulfills the covenant with Abraham and accomplishes the salvation of the world. It was not by satisfying a wrathful God (as though God was saving us from himself!). Nor was...