Every external ethical standard will divide humanity into pretentious adherents and resentful violators. The gospel on the other hand is an internal standard that enables us to be holy and humble.
Many don’t realize that the Bible critiques itself as a book of rules and points away from itself to a transcendent moral standard. The Bible is, to borrow an analogy from Bruce Lee, a finger pointing to heaven. When we fixate on the text of the Bible, either to obey or to critique, Master Lee would slap us on the head and say, “Don’t look at the finger!” We stand in awe of the transcendent God as we turn our gaze on the focal point of the biblical narrative.
Yes, there is sexism in the Bible. It’s hard to read certain passages without having our modern sensibilities offended. In this episode, the Three Failed Pastors consider the implications of various approaches especially to Pauline passages such as 1 Timothy 2, and find all of them wanting. They propose another option that retains the authority of Scripture without needing to subjugate women.
There are errors in the Bible. The three failed pastors (minus one) demonstrate that it is God’s book anyway.
The first in our series, “Unbelievable: Addressing obstacles to faith”
