tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20277527.post115832608189259368..comments2023-07-28T07:13:03.542-05:00Comments on BIBLIA THEOLOGICA: On the Flattened Use of the Old Testament for Christian Ethicsabcanedayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13671418539630398806noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20277527.post-1158757648119376282006-09-20T08:07:00.000-05:002006-09-20T08:07:00.000-05:00I am amazed at how many different "interpretations...I am amazed at how many different "interpretations" come from people who claim that they "are just reading the word." How does the quote go? "A text without context is a pretext?" I have even talked with those who believe we need no instruction or study outside the Bible! The Holy Spirit will interpret text directly for them. There is absolutely no room within that sentiment for godly instruction or the Lord's use of fellow believers.<BR/><BR/>I do believe most of the situations of life can be answered Scripturally, but not necessarily directly so. We must read the Bible completely and within context so that we can get a basic understanding of where it is heading and what sort of activity the Lord wants from it. Only then can we safely use this information to inform our theologies and philosophies which, in turn, inform our worldviews and decisions. I am dismayed by the amount of people who cannot see this, they cannot be convinced! Whether "fundamentalists" or post-moderns, the end is similar; there is an inability to rightly interpret and use Scripture, resulting in sinful and selfish actions that displease God.Steven Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08084335029110388889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20277527.post-1158714574453826012006-09-19T20:09:00.000-05:002006-09-19T20:09:00.000-05:00Mike,Is it not odd that Fundamentalists and Libera...Mike,<BR/><BR/>Is it not odd that Fundamentalists and Liberals often read the Bible in the same shallow or flat way, even though they would disagree with one another concerning the points their same method of reading yields?<BR/><BR/>I was almost in your vicinity in July, when I attended a conference at St. Andrews. It was a delightful conference.<BR/><BR/>I will look for you at SBL in November. You will be there, won't you?abcanedayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671418539630398806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20277527.post-1158682000609110232006-09-19T11:06:00.000-05:002006-09-19T11:06:00.000-05:00Ardel,Interesting post!Ardel,<BR/>Interesting post!Michael F. Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713482855679578651noreply@blogger.com