In today’s Church, the Bible has a peculiar position. On the one hand, we pretty much all agree that it’s important as a basis for our faith. On the other hand, we don’t know it very well. This actually makes the Bible dangerous. You see, people who are willing to go to the trouble to sift through the Bible’s vast array of writings can cull out selected verses to argue pretty much anything they want. And those of us who don’t know the Bible may have a feeling that what they’re saying isn’t right, but can’t show why. Here’s what I believe: I believe that when we know the Bible ​as a whole​ – not just as a source of ammunition quotes – only then can we understand the richly varied nature of God. With that in mind, I usually spend summer sermon series painting Bible stories with a broad brush. But even then, while I’m dealing with larger segments of scripture, they are limited and unconnected to what happens before or after.
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