tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post8072903265054644635..comments2024-03-12T11:58:24.510+13:00Comments on Otagosh: The thread that runs through scriptureGavin Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17965552923012880262noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-57318111007236384482011-03-23T09:23:18.168+13:002011-03-23T09:23:18.168+13:00I don't find the thread or the grand narrative...I don't find the thread or the grand narrative entirely convincing, though much more than you do, but I do think that there are some ideas/claims/commands that are so clear in both parts and the overall whole of Scripture (whichever common canon you choose, and pretty much whichever translation even) as to be "perspicuous". A good start might be:<br />God made everything<br />God loves creation<br />We should love God<br />We should love each other<br />(and perhaps: God will "one day" put things right)<br /><br />If you add in the Christian Testament then some additions become equally perspicuous:<br />Jesus shows and tells what God is like<br />Jesus died "for" us<br />Jesus rose and will return also for us<br />God will "one day" put things right (if you did not already find that in the Old Testament).<br /><br />So, my take is that we interpret Scripture (and therefore its parts) somehow in the light of this clear stuff...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com