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Ch. 10: Love of Scripture - Coggle Diagram
Ch. 10: Love of Scripture
Quotes
Worship-inducing theology must be rooted in, sustained by continually nourished through Scripture (p.105)
“...he forms his church—corporately and individually—and shapes and sanctifies our worship” (p. 106)
A good Theologian should...
Live as Scripture is authoritative, trustworthy and life-giving
We must continuously foster within ourselves a vital attentiveness to the Word of God
It must always be Scripture that will be final authority and hope
Let us encourage one another to remember that only by the Word and Spirit are the Scriptures truly living and active
Faithful Theology
Always depends on the Scriptures in entirety
Avenue for God’s voice for his people
Faithful theology = relational, recognizing that God reveals himself to us in grace but never ceases to be Lord
Scripture
Treat Scripture as the yardstick of belief but never as a tool for abusive control
We must ask these questions as we make sense of Scriptures:
when
why
how
what
whom
Aim to handle Scripture reverently and humbly
We are subject to problematic biases
Through Scripture the living God reveals himself to us
Bible = central because God clearly reveals himself
Our study of the Bible is meant to build our relationship with God
Errors when using Scripture
Biblicism
treats the Bible as a collection of verses that can be understood apart from textual or historical contexts
Scripture is treated as a collection of proverbs that can be pulled out and used in any situation
Temptation of Progressive
Definition: manifest itself by extreme selectivity when it comes to the Bible often openly resisting the Bible’s abiding authority and legitimacy
Personal Rating
3 = I have never deeply thought about Scripture in this context.