How Not To Read The Bible - Week 3
Often, during the Christmas Season, we are surrounded by those we love the most. And there’s something beautiful about that. But. If love is the highest Christian ethic, and loving everyone is the way that CHrist loved, then that’s a good deal more difficult. Jay Kim speaks about two ends of the spectrum of people who are challenging to love: one because it’s easy to forget about them (namely, the global poor and those in need) and the other because we don’t WANT to love them (our enemies).
In 2019, when Barna Research asked Gen Z what some of their biggest objections to faith were, one thing that showed up (twice!) was the idea that the Bible was in conflict with, or was disproved by modern science. This is a common objection. Does what the Bible say about the origins of the world and what Science says contradict? We’ll examine this question. And by asking the simple question “Who was Genesis 1 written to and what exactly is this ancient text trying to communicate” we find that the rumors of science and the Bible’s feud are wildly over-exaggerated.
