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Scripture tells us what's going on.
« Thread Started on May 5, 2007, 4:13pm »

H.R. Niebuhr argued that, only when we know. “what’s going on,” do we know “what we should do,” and Christians believe that we learn most decisively “what is going on” in the cross and resurrection of Christ through the context of scripture.
How does believing that scripture is an explanation of “what’s going on” rather than “what we should do” change the way we live in the world as Christians?

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Re: Scripture tells us what's going on.
« Reply #1 on May 8, 2007, 9:31pm »

The "what we should do" mindset makes the Bible out to be an instruction manuel of the type where you believe every step you take throughout the day is detailed in the Bible. it kinda reminds me of the people who will open the Bible at random, pick a verse that pops out at them and believe that that is God's instruction for that day. Then, of course, they get the verses that say "And then Judas hanged himself" or "then Saul relieved himself in the cave!" When you read the Bible with the "what's going on" mindset, however, it changes the way you view the world and interpret what you see. You get the big picture and recognize that it's not all about you--it's all about Him.

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« Reply #2 on May 22, 2007, 2:37am »

God's word is the story of his redemptive work in the world--what he is doing in the world. That is what is "going on." And his story of redemption is a story about his chosen people. We are his chosen people through Jesus and so, by grace, God has made us the story of his redemptive work. We are the body of Christ. With that in view we are compelled to participate in redemption. In learning "what is going on," by default Christians learn "what to do": Be redemptive in Jesus our Lord.

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