“Which Bible Is ‘The Word Of God’?”
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Evangelicals often refer to the Bible as “The Word Of God,” which is abbreviated even further as “the Word.” This practice easily turns multiplicity into singularity. A collection of books becomes one book, with a unitary voice. But this tendency to treat the Bible as the singular “Word of God” opens up a series of questions. Let’s start with the first one. Which Bible is the real “The Word Of God?” Read more…
Categories: Authority And The Bible, Main Tags: Authority And The Bible, Catholic Bible, deuterocanonical, Hebrew Bible, Protestant Bible, Tanak, Word of God
“Where Is God’s Authority?”
Of all of the differences–large and small–that separate various Christian groups from each other, the most crucial difference is the location of God’s authority. If we compare the Roman Catholic Church and the multitude of Protestant traditions, the fundamental difference between them comes down to the location of God’s authority. Read more…
Categories: Authority And The Bible, Main Tags: Congregational Church, evangelical, ex cathedra, God's authority, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Word of God
