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| “That’s why the Bible is not a book about going to heaven. The action is here. The life is here. The point is here. It’s a library of books about the healing and restoring and reconciling and renewing of this world. Our home.” Rob Bell |
The Bible.
It has authority for me.
But probably not how you think.
It is a book that I take seriously. It is a book my
denomination does, too. Which is why we learn the original languages (as best
we can in 3 years) and ask questions of the text, while beginning with the
questions it asks of us, never to be satisfied with lifeway answers. I
love that it is a library of books written by humans at a particular time,
place, and culture. It is a book rooted in context, which invites a deeper,
more intentional reading. What does it for me is the humanness of it all. How God
is with humanity—in and through it all.
It has authority because the more I read it the more I see a
God who moves us towards freedom—which comes through inclusion by way of the embracing
of our diversity. The deeper I go into the world(s) of Scripture, the deeper I find
myself in relationship with the Triune God.
It is a guide.
It renews me.
It guides me.
The Bible.
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