This episode is fun because it’s like being in a seminary classroom where no question is off-limits and going back and forth is healthy for gaining greater understanding. The topics in this ep are NOT for Bible trivia, character heroes, or “morals of the story.” This is the ESSENTIAL framework for how we are to read and apply the entire Bible as Christians and live out what it says as we follow King Jesus.
Galileo the Heretic + the Actual Message of the Bible
The UnFragmented Bible looks at why Galileo was branded a heretic for making a new scientific discovery that conflicted with the “precision” / “video camera footage” view of the Bible, and how this approach to Scripture today creates misapplication and adds to the gospel. This episode’s exploration leads to the beautiful, magnificent, compelling, actual message of the Bible that gets lost when we read it on our terms instead of the way God has given it to us.
Is the Bible Precise? – The UnFragmented Bible, E3
The UnFragmented Bible breaks down the modern value of precision and how the Bible makes it clear that the ancient biblical authors (and God!) did not share this value when they wrote Genesis.
When we force our human demands onto God’s word, it becomes our word instead of His. We end up missing the message He has for us, creating unnecessary crises of faith and competitions with modern science and archeology.
Is Humans Riding Dinosaurs the Real Purpose of Genesis 1? – The UnFragmented Bible, Edition 2
The plain text of Genesis 1:1-2 show that the early chapters of Genesis aren’t meant by the authors (or God) to be read as video camera footage, or what Answers in Genesis defines as “real history.”
This approach isn’t supported by the text and rather than accept the Bible on its terms, forces unbiblical human terms onto it, forcing it to answer questions it was never intended to answer.
Why Ken Ham’s Noah’s Ark Attraction Makes Me So Sad…
I read The Associated Press article “Noah’s ark of biblical proportions ready to open in Kentucky” (by Dylan Lovan) in the Grand Rapids Press this morning. There is one quote from this article that makes me so sad. Sad as a word doesn’t even begin to describe the depth of emotion and righteous anger I […]
The Parts of the Bible I Don’t Like
There are lots of parts in the Bible I don’t like. And I’m not talking about sins I’d like to commit that the Bible tells me not to, that’s a different conversation. I’m talking parts of the Bible that make me cringe. Parts that don’t make sense to my 21st century American mind. Parts that […]