Let’s Hear It For the Lambs!

      Sunday, I talked about two titles for Jesus that seem to point in opposite directions: Lion of Judah and Lamb of God.  In fact, they are flip sides of the same coin, representing the hard as well as the soft sides of God’s love for each of us.  I talked about how much we tend to prefer Lion-like leaders today, but that many of the key aspects of Jesus draw on his role as Lamb of God.  Here’s a few paragraphs that I didn’t have time to include Sunday:

In Sunday’s sermon, I closed by thinking through what a real worst-case scenario might look for us leading up to Christmas.  I offered the following:

What would Our Worst Case Scenario be this holiday season
if we had to imagine it?

I Just Wish It Were Obvious

         It really is frustrating that understanding the Bible as it demands to be understood takes so much on our part.  It’s not that we’re lazy, it’s just that we think it ought to say what it means and mean what it says.  We begin to resent the word, interpretation in all its forms because of it.

How Are We Supposed to Understand the Bible?

A Five-Part Discussion

          The two words most commonly used regarding the Bible are infallible and inspired.  The problem is that different religions—even different Christians within the same church—mean different things by using those words.

          The words infallible (incapable of failing) or inerrant (without error) are often used of the Bible in order to express the belief that the Bible is trustworthy and reliable.  If I can count on the Bible to be true then I am much more likely to live my life by what it teaches. (Click to read more).