Crossroads Church
A Fresh Perspective :: Part 02 :: When the Bible is Wrong and Why That's Good! | Ryan Howell :: April 23, 2023
In A Fresh Perspective, dig into topics central to the Christian experience in fresh ways, and (re)discover a faith you can love.
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What’s the Issue Anyway?
The Bible has been a significant source of ___________.
The Bible has been a significant source of _____________.
Christians are leaving the church because of the ___________ more than any other single reason.
A Fresh Perspective on the Bible starts with knowing a little secret about _____________-_____________ interpretation methods.
What Is the Fresh Perspective on the bible?
A Fresh Perspective affirms an ________________-___________________ interpretation of the Bible. 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Corinthians 4:7 and Luke 24:13-35
Stories can be ___________, even if they are not factual reports.
A Fresh Perspective affirms the Bible as _____________.
By affirming its sacredness, we are saying that the Bible is our ___________________ document, _______________ document and _____________ tradition. A Fresh Perspective affirms Jesus as the ___________ of the Bible.
A Fresh Perspective affirms the ___________________ nature of the Bible.
Don’t Miss This!
A Fresh Perspective is important because sometimes the Bible is ___________.
A Fresh Perspective free us from the tyranny of those who ________________ the Bible.
How can I live this in my everyday, normal life?
Embrace the Bible _______ ___________, not the one modernity wanted.
Let _____________ be your travel companion as you wander through the Bible. Remember that taking the Bible ________________ does not mean taking it ________________.
How does this make me a better person and the world a better place?
A Fresh Perspective can help us (re)discover a Bible that we can ___________ to read.
What is God inviting you into today?
- Sign me up for the Thursday Evening Conversation Group at the Crossroads building.
- I would like to get the digital weekly conversation guide.
- Sign me up for the Digital Conversation Group.
- Read one Psalm each day this week, looking for the metaphorical meaning.
Thought provoking questions:
- When you think of the Bible, what word comes to mind? Why that word?
- Have you ever felt like the Bible was being used as a weapon against you? How so?
- Does it make you nervous, bring you a sense of freedom, or something else to think of the Bible as written by humans?
- Why are stories such a powerful way to convey truths?
- Is the idea that the Bible is wrong at times but also sacred easy or difficult for you to hold? Why?
For Further Reading
- Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality by Richard Rohr
- The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It by
- Peter Enns
- How the Bible Actually Works by Peter Enns
- Convictions by Marcus Borg
- The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith by Marcus Borg
- Reading the Bible Again for the First Time by Marcus Borg
- A More Christlike Word by Bradley Jersak
- What is the Bible by Rob Bell
- How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian by John Dominic Crossan