Chapter 1, A Part Bible church, ‘Whole Bible Christianity’<\/p>\n
There are four reasons for why I call the church a part Bible kind of church. First, there\u2019s a power failure. When we get together in groups we need a few rules, but formal organizations tend to drift, and they don\u2019t correct easily. We\u2019ve got a situation very similar to the first century when Jesus and the apostles contended with the Pharisees and Sadducees. Second, the teaching is empty. People are either leaving or not coming into the church because the thin gruel of watered down Bible truth doesn\u2019t connect people to God. Third, the church by and large elevates tradition and dogma over the plain reading of the Word. We have to get endless explanations from the leaders to match what they say with the Word, and end up memorizing dogma instead of God\u2019s living oracles. Fourth, the part Bible church literally splits up the Word and parcels it out, taking the blessings for themselves and forcing others (the Jews) to take the curses. Chapters and verses make it easy to separate teachings better left together. \u2018Old\u2019 and \u2018new\u2019 are convenient ways to ignore the parts we don\u2019t like. \u2018Red letters\u2019 make it seem like we\u2019re really focused on \u201cimportant\u201d pieces when really it just makes it easier to redefine words granting ourselves permission to sin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chapter 1, A Part Bible church, ‘Whole Bible Christianity’ There are four reasons for why I call the church a part Bible kind of church. First, there\u2019s a power failure. When we get together in groups we need a few … read more