I remember when I was at university, seeing an authours dedication on the inside of a bible commentary
"To my evangelical friends who taught me to love the bible and to my liberal friends who taught me to understand the bible" That inscription rankled then and it still does today.
However the newspapers today carry the picture of 89 year old Harold Camping who has worked out today is the end of the world.Here
They all describe Harold as an evangelical . I can think of more appropriate(though less charitable) descriptions!
We need to take what the Bible says seriously as NT Wright does and place things in a proper context
So here is my antidote to Harold Camping. Well worth watching in my opinion
Agreed, Charles. I've got a lot of time for N.T. Wright. I have a copy of his book "Jesus and the Victory of God." It's strange because I was talking on the phone to my friend, Chris, this morning; she's a reader- one of two women who are unpaid clergy- in our church. She was actually talking about N.T Wright and how helpful she found his books when she was doing her 3 year course to be a reader.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this Charles, good stuff!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pauline and Tim
ReplyDeleteWhat I like about NT Wright is that he doesn't see the bible as a hidden mystery code but as a serious and God inspired book which should engage our minds as well as capture our hearts
This is very much taken from his book 'Surprised By Hope'- well worth a good read
ReplyDeleteAgreed Roy an excellent book!
ReplyDeleteInspired to read more of NT Wright , thankyou.
ReplyDeleteAs for Harold Camping, all I say is `fraud`
Our church leader wrote on her facebook wall....
`the Rapture WILL happen, and it won`t be a joke !
Sylvia
Surprised by Hope is a great book Sylvia
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