Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Can't Be Done
Joe Carter passes on the question:
On the one hand it is a useful exercise to distill something, But Scripture, as the word of God, is more than just information to be distilled - It is God speaking to us, often in the moment and at different moments He will have different things to say to us.
Secondly, Scripture is a guide for life, and life simply cannot be distilled into a sentence or two.
In this age of solutions in a box, I think the last thing we need to do with Christianity is put it in a box. That reduced THE GOSPEL to something that is merely another consumer choice. It accentuates the trend of compartmentalizing life.
We need an expansive view of Christianity.
What’s the Message of the Bible in One Sentence?I find myself wondering if this is a useful exercise or an invitation to mischief, even if well-intentioned mischief.
On the one hand it is a useful exercise to distill something, But Scripture, as the word of God, is more than just information to be distilled - It is God speaking to us, often in the moment and at different moments He will have different things to say to us.
Secondly, Scripture is a guide for life, and life simply cannot be distilled into a sentence or two.
In this age of solutions in a box, I think the last thing we need to do with Christianity is put it in a box. That reduced THE GOSPEL to something that is merely another consumer choice. It accentuates the trend of compartmentalizing life.
We need an expansive view of Christianity.
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