![]() ![]() The shadow caster is here.’ So when they saw him, they worshiped him. ‘Ladies and gentlemen, Moses was your guy. Here’s what they heard when Jesus said, ‘all authority and heaven and earth belongs to me.’ Here’s what they thought they heard him say, or here’s the implication of what he said: The words of Jesus are the final word because he is our King, right? Now, as Jewish men and women sitting there listening to Jesus, let me tell you what they heard that we don’t hear because we aren’t Judeans, first century Judeans. More importantly, Jesus said ‘Jesus is our ultimate authority’. But the Bible says ‘Jesus is our ultimate and final authority’. It’s because this statement, this statement (Matthew 28:18, And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”) has been reduced to just another verse in the Bible, equated with every other statement or verse in our sacred text.Īnd so the Bible, the entire Bible became the church’s authority. ![]() He believes this perspective, supposedly held by first-century Judeans, prevented them from misrepresenting Jesus.ĭo you know why the church has been able to leverage the Bible for all kinds of harmful nonsense through the ages? Do you know why the church and church leaders and Christian people have been able to leverage the Bible for all kinds of harmful things that end up harming other people who claim to be Christians? This line of circular reasoning rarely makes sense, given that the only trustworthy information we have about Jesus is found in the scriptures. In his view, it should be Jesus, not the Bible, who is the church’s authority. Stanley argues that the problem lies in the church considering the ‘entire Bible’ as its authority. ![]() Andy Stanley defends his 'Fundamental List' essentials of Christian belief and compares it to the Apostles Creed, saying while it may be more 'theologically robust' than his own list, it and other ancient creeds were "created in an era when the church was condoning all manner of… /S43JXhbH6N- Protestia June 26, 2023īecause Stanley’s approach is to elevate the ‘red letters’ – the direct words of Jesus – above other scriptures, he suggests that the church’s historical misuse of the Bible for ‘harmful nonsense’ stems from treating Jesus’ words in Matthew 28:18 (And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me) as “just another verse in the Bible,” and equating it with other scripture. ![]()
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