Chapter 5: Our “GODS MUT BE CRAZY” BIBLE
The story of the coke bottle from the movie.
Of Rainbows, Coke Bottles, and the Bible. We all face a coke bottle crisis in our understanding of the bi8. For Paauw it occurred when he heard a scientific explanation of a rainbow. The human authorship of the Bible and its historical nature tend to be minimized and the Word of God aspect is emphasized.
A Short History of History as a Tool of the Devil.
When Supernaturalism Isn’t So Super. A non-historical reading of the Bible can misguide readers:
- It discounts the way God uses humans do do his work.
- It leads to direct interpretation that focuses on the readers needs, not the original intent.
- It fails into the trap of believing our time in history is the only one that matters.
- It replaces what the Bible is actually saying with our meaning instead.
- It denies that God actually worked in history and His creation.