--- Dawsonzhu@aol.com wrote:
[much good material snipped]
> Is there any way to know where the line is when we chose
> to accommodate scripture? In what way can we validate
> accommodation as an honest way to interpret scripture?
> Or is Grace the only means by which we can see our way
> to God, and accept God's word as truth, irrespective of
> whether it concordant or accommodating?
>
I would have to say Grace is the only means. By no means does this imply that I
believe the Bible isn't true. It's just that between our 21st century western
modes
of thinking and ancient near eastern modes, with translation issues, etc. it's
difficult to
determine exactly in what sense a particular passage is true. Is the author
being poetic with time?
Is he using certain numbers because of their spiritual significance? etc.
One way to look at the difficulty of interpreting scripture is that the Lord
may have allowed the apparent inconsistencies and question marks to persist
because he wants us to rely on Him, not the text of the scriptures, for
salvation. This doesn't mean we shouldn't strive to understand how scripture
relates to history. Just that we shouldn't misuse the understanding we have.
Bill Hamilton
William E. Hamilton, Jr., Ph.D.
248.652.4148 (home) 248.821.8156 (mobile)
"...If God is for us, who is against us?" Rom 8:31
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