Comments on: The Inerrancy of College Basketball http://bedeviant.com/the-inerrancy-of-college-basketball Faith & Culture Sun, 24 Apr 2011 04:29:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: @kylelreed http://bedeviant.com/the-inerrancy-of-college-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-4647 @kylelreed Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:40:33 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2954#comment-4647 Exactly. Great point Exactly. Great point

]]> By: Justin Wise http://bedeviant.com/the-inerrancy-of-college-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-4646 Justin Wise Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:29:56 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2954#comment-4646 I don't think ENOUGH people struggle with absolute truth and the implications it has for Scripture. The thought is "Believe what you are told."<br><br>We are told the Bible is inerrant. When I shook loose that narrow understanding, my love and adoration for God's word increased exponentially. I don't think ENOUGH people struggle with absolute truth and the implications it has for Scripture. The thought is “Believe what you are told.”

We are told the Bible is inerrant. When I shook loose that narrow understanding, my love and adoration for God's word increased exponentially.

]]> By: @kylelreed http://bedeviant.com/the-inerrancy-of-college-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-4645 @kylelreed Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:59:18 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2954#comment-4645 From this perspective (not saying it is write or wrong) I can see why people struggle with absolute truth and the Bible. From this perspective (not saying it is write or wrong) I can see why people struggle with absolute truth and the Bible.

]]> By: Sam Mahlstadt http://bedeviant.com/the-inerrancy-of-college-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-4649 Sam Mahlstadt Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:42:43 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2954#comment-4649 Yes I did. And to go back to to Kyle's point, this is where I see a necessity of cultural understanding of the Scriptures original audience. The Bible was NEVER meant to read alone with a 21st century sense of individualism. The Torah was written to a nation. The epistles were written to cities. They wrestled with the texts together, in a social context. The phrase I like to use is this, scripture wasn't written in a vacuum. An atheist friend responded to that once, if God wanted me to understand te Bible, he could have written it to make sense across generations and cultures. But that is lazy because God is interested in our story. To make Scripture generic is to take away the human touch. Maybe needing background and stories and folklore is part of the point - or the point entirely! We need each other. You can't understand God outside of community, because he IS community (except for our non-trinitarian friends) Yes I did. And to go back to to Kyle's point, this is where I see a necessity of cultural understanding of the Scriptures original audience. The Bible was NEVER meant to read alone with a 21st century sense of individualism. The Torah was written to a nation. The epistles were written to cities. They wrestled with the texts together, in a social context. The phrase I like to use is this, scripture wasn't written in a vacuum. An atheist friend responded to that once, if God wanted me to understand te Bible, he could have written it to make sense across generations and cultures. But that is lazy because God is interested in our story. To make Scripture generic is to take away the human touch. Maybe needing background and stories and folklore is part of the point – or the point entirely! We need each other. You can't understand God outside of community, because he IS community (except for our non-trinitarian friends)

]]> By: Justin Wise http://bedeviant.com/the-inerrancy-of-college-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-4650 Justin Wise Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:22:00 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2954#comment-4650 So how does an atheist go from seeing hate and discrimination to seeing love and grace in Scripture? So how does an atheist go from seeing hate and discrimination to seeing love and grace in Scripture?

]]> By: Justin Wise http://bedeviant.com/the-inerrancy-of-college-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-4648 Justin Wise Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:21:19 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2954#comment-4648 Quick question – did you notice Christopher's comment above your original one?<br><br>What did you think? Quick question – did you notice Christopher's comment above your original one?

What did you think?

]]> By: @kylelreed http://bedeviant.com/the-inerrancy-of-college-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-3355 @kylelreed Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:40:33 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2954#comment-3355 Exactly. Great point Exactly. Great point

]]> By: Justin Wise http://bedeviant.com/the-inerrancy-of-college-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-3354 Justin Wise Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:29:56 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2954#comment-3354 I don't think ENOUGH people struggle with absolute truth and the implications it has for Scripture. The thought is "Believe what you are told."<br><br>We are told the Bible is inerrant. When I shook loose that narrow understanding, my love and adoration for God's word increased exponentially. I don't think ENOUGH people struggle with absolute truth and the implications it has for Scripture. The thought is “Believe what you are told.”

We are told the Bible is inerrant. When I shook loose that narrow understanding, my love and adoration for God's word increased exponentially.

]]> By: @kylelreed http://bedeviant.com/the-inerrancy-of-college-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-3348 @kylelreed Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:59:18 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2954#comment-3348 From this perspective (not saying it is write or wrong) I can see why people struggle with absolute truth and the Bible. From this perspective (not saying it is write or wrong) I can see why people struggle with absolute truth and the Bible.

]]> By: Sam Mahlstadt http://bedeviant.com/the-inerrancy-of-college-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-3349 Sam Mahlstadt Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:42:43 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2954#comment-3349 Yes I did. And to go back to to Kyle's point, this is where I see a necessity of cultural understanding of the Scriptures original audience. The Bible was NEVER meant to read alone with a 21st century sense of individualism. The Torah was written to a nation. The epistles were written to cities. They wrestled with the texts together, in a social context. The phrase I like to use is this, scripture wasn't written in a vacuum. An atheist friend responded to that once, if God wanted me to understand te Bible, he could have written it to make sense across generations and cultures. But that is lazy because God is interested in our story. To make Scripture generic is to take away the human touch. Maybe needing background and stories and folklore is part of the point - or the point entirely! We need each other. You can't understand God outside of community, because he IS community (except for our non-trinitarian friends) Yes I did. And to go back to to Kyle's point, this is where I see a necessity of cultural understanding of the Scriptures original audience. The Bible was NEVER meant to read alone with a 21st century sense of individualism. The Torah was written to a nation. The epistles were written to cities. They wrestled with the texts together, in a social context. The phrase I like to use is this, scripture wasn't written in a vacuum. An atheist friend responded to that once, if God wanted me to understand te Bible, he could have written it to make sense across generations and cultures. But that is lazy because God is interested in our story. To make Scripture generic is to take away the human touch. Maybe needing background and stories and folklore is part of the point – or the point entirely! We need each other. You can't understand God outside of community, because he IS community (except for our non-trinitarian friends)

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