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Moral Questions of the Bible - Timeless Truth in a Changing World (Paperback)
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Moral Questions of the Bible - Timeless Truth in a Changing World (Paperback)
Series: Scripture in Context
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Are all the moral commands of the Bible meant to be obeyed exactly
for all time, or are there some that need to be adapted for our
modern world? Scripture contains lots of guidance on ethical
issues, including statements about polygamy, slavery, divorce, sex,
and other things that sound strange to our modern ears. Even
Christians, who believe the Bible is God's word, disagree on
whether women should wear head coverings, whether Christians can
ever lie, whether women should preach, and whether Christians
should drink alcohol. How can we resolve these issues and figure
out how to apply the Bible to our lives? David Instone-Brewer helps
answer this question by showing how the Bible's moral commands were
understood in their ancient cultural context. The more we
understand what God and the biblical authors intended to
communicate to the original audience, the better we will be able to
make sense of how to apply those commands today. In brief chapters
that address a wide variety of moral issues, Instone-Brewer equips
Bible readers with a paradigm they can use to discern matters for
themselves: Is a biblical command timeless or time-bound? If the
command itself is time-bound, what is the timeless purpose behind
it? And how do we remain faithful to the Bible's commands today
even when handling subjects the Bible does not address? The
Scripture in Context series is driven by the conviction that there
is nothing as exciting, direct, provocative, and spiritually
enlightening as the Bible when we read it as it was meant to be
read. Each book in the series dives into the ancient cultural
context behind Bible passages, examining the effect this context
had on what the Bible writers were saying and how we should
understand their words today. When we read the Bible in light of
its context, it is anything but boring. Instead, God's word can
speak to us as powerfully as it did to those who first read it.
Chapters are short and informal, so it's easy to read one chapter
at a time or the whole book straight through.
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