Lutero:
Ephesians 3:10
King James Version (KJV)
10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
And the Church which teaches the wisdom of God, tells me to believe the Word of God in Scripture.
By the way, when the OT treats on history, it's extremely cut-and-dry and step-by-step and straight forward and deeply laid in fact after fact after fact and gives more info than a New York Times story ever does over a particular instance.
If that were true, then why are you wondering whether Genesis is poetry? I would think a NY Times article would identify something as poetry if that is what the article were about?
Soooo, the question remains, what does any of that have to do with the fact that the Bible is not a 20th century science book? The Bible is a historical book. But it is not a science book revealing every mystery of God. Only the Spirit can plumb the depths of God:
1 Corinthians 2:10
King James Version (KJV)
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
Sincerely,
De Maria
Awesome defense De Maria.
ReplyDeleteIf it's not spiritual benefit for them, why don't they throw away the book. Didn't Luther do that?
Yes. Luther discarded every part of Scripture with which he disagreed.
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