How the Bible Actually Works - Peter Enns
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Read by Peter Enns
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Controversial evangelical Bible scholar, popular blogger, podcast host of The Bible for Normal People, and author of The Bible Tells Me So and The Sin of Certainty explains that the Bible is not an instruction manual or rule book but a powerful learning tool that nurtures our spiritual growth by refusing to provide us with easy answers but instead forces us to acquire wisdom.
For many Christians, the Bible is a how-to manual filled with literal truths about belief that must be strictly followed. But the Bible is not static, Peter Enns argues. It does not hold easy answers to the perplexing questions and issues that confront us in our daily lives. Rather, the Bible is a dynamic instrument for study that not only offers an abundance of insights but provokes us to find our own answers to spiritual questions, cultivating God’s wisdom within us.
“The Bible becomes a confusing mess when we expect it to function as a rule book for faith. But when we allow the Bible to determine our expectations, we see that Wisdom, not answers, is the Bible’s true subject matter,” writes Enns. This distinction, he points out, is important because when we come to the Bible expecting it to be a textbook intended by God to give us unwavering certainty about our faith, we are actually creating problems for ourselves. The Bible, in other words, really isn’t the problem; having the wrong expectation is what interferes with our reading.
Rather than considering the Bible as an ancient book weighed down with problems, flaws, and contradictions that must be defended by modern listeners, Enns offers a vision of the holy scriptures as an inspired and empowering resource to help us better understand how to live as a person of faith today.
How the Bible Actually Works makes clear that there is no one right way to read or listen to the Bible. Moving us beyond the damaging idea that “being right” is the most important measure of faith, Enns’ freeing approach to Bible study helps us to instead focus on pursuing enlightenment and building our relationship with God - which is exactly what the Bible was designed to do.
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This post has 12 comments with rating of 4/5
March 2nd, 2019
Always interesting, doorman - thanks!
March 4th, 2019
doorman8888 Do you have Google on your planet?
If so why do you persist in not looking up the genre of the Christian literature you upload?
Here is a hint… It is NOT History.
Here is another hint… It IS Christian Literature.
On this board that means Catagory: Spiritual & Religious
Most of it would be Misc-Non Fiction in a grown up book store.
Even though the Christian part makes it fiction.
I do not come on here and click HISTORY to get this Christian literature in my face. Get a grip and put your stuff in the correct category. Spiritual & Religious.
If you need help, pray a lot, ask god and when you do not receive an answer, just ask Google.
March 5th, 2019
/\ this guy needs Jesus
March 5th, 2019
Amen, ras-clat.
March 21st, 2019
omg, the sight of a religious book triggers this nincompoop (@area59)… hahahahahahahaha
April 2nd, 2019
nothing like the wisdom of illiterate sheep herders changed 1000 times to better control the population with gems like sell your daughter to her rapists and god will punish you if you are happy.
April 9th, 2019
@audiobayyz nothing like proper sentences to make your point actually understood
April 19th, 2019
Lol @ the level of butthurt by disbelievers who actually took the time to go somewhere they complain they don’t like being in order to complain about being there…
October 26th, 2021
LOL- I love to see the anger.
This is a good book. It talks about the way the book of the Bible were created and developed over time. Specifically a collection of books written by ancient herders. lol
It is a history about the literature? lol
It would be like talking about how Shakespeare works were developed. :-)
Snowflake much? :-) There are almost 2.5 billion people who follow this stuff… This is about the book they follow. It seems pretty relevant, and totally falls under the category of history.
July 24th, 2023
Please seed. I’m downloading now.
August 6th, 2023
Please can someone seed? I need to hear this.
August 6th, 2023
Please, can someone seed? I need to hear this.
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