I'm reminded over & over just how dangerous the Bible is when interpreted IN context. Taken OUT of context it is down right lethal. When the text becomes bendable to our whims & fancies it is then that we have created "truth" (ie- a lie)in our own image. There is too much to lose and nothing to gain by employing a lazy hermeneutic to our Bible reading, study, & teaching. Yes, it is a lot more work to get it right but in light of the alternitive...do we really have a choice?
http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/posters.htm Check out this site for some humor at the expense of the "Emergent Church"
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The Bible does say: "There is no God." Wwwwwhhhhhaaaaattttt? . . . oops . . . context: "The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God'". U R RIGHT . . . context is critical . . . in fact, many texts become most fully understandable in the context of the entire Bible, not just the sentences, paragraphs and even chapters around them. That's a good reason for reading it all through, on a regular basis. McCheyne's guide for reading through the Bible in a year is a good way to hold yourself to a reasonable schedule for this. Grace to you, Pastor Paul!
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