WE BELIEVE IN THE BIBLE (3 OF 9)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Jeremiah 36
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We Believe in the Bible (3 of 9)
Series: Creed: 9 Essentials to the Christian Faith
Scott Maze
Jeremiah 36
America has had a long history with the Bible. One of the more enlightening examples from our nation's past is Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the US. Jefferson regularly read the Bible. He revered Jesus as a reformer and moral exemple. Yet he did not see Jesus as His Savior. Nor did he believe that the miracles attributed to Jesus were more than pious exaggerations. As a result, Jefferson used scissors and razor to excise from his New Testament the corruptions that he believed its writers had placed upon the original teachings of Jesus. Because Jefferson's God was a God of reason, not of irrationality, Jefferson removed from the gospels anything that appeared unreasonable. The sage of Monticello cut out the prophecies and miracle stories and focused instead on Jesus' ethical teachings and parables. His edited version of the New Testament ends with the death of Jesus.
Against the backdrop of America's history with the Bible, we continue a series of messages entitled Creed: 9 Essentials to the Christian Faith. We are exploring the beliefs that form the theological center of Christianity. Each of these beliefs are lynchpins to the Christian faith, so that if you were to remove one of them you would see the Christian faith crumble. Much like the spine serves as the center of the human anatomy, there are fundamental beliefs that serve the Christian faith as its strength. This morning as we celebrate our nation, I want devote our time to a story where the lines of Patriotism and God's Word intersect. I want to direct your attention to third essential belief, ''We Believe in the Bible.''
This series, Creed, is designed to identify the ''bottom-line'' of Christianity's central concerns for both believers and non-believer's alike. The reason for this series is that beliefs ...
Series: Creed: 9 Essentials to the Christian Faith
Scott Maze
Jeremiah 36
America has had a long history with the Bible. One of the more enlightening examples from our nation's past is Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the US. Jefferson regularly read the Bible. He revered Jesus as a reformer and moral exemple. Yet he did not see Jesus as His Savior. Nor did he believe that the miracles attributed to Jesus were more than pious exaggerations. As a result, Jefferson used scissors and razor to excise from his New Testament the corruptions that he believed its writers had placed upon the original teachings of Jesus. Because Jefferson's God was a God of reason, not of irrationality, Jefferson removed from the gospels anything that appeared unreasonable. The sage of Monticello cut out the prophecies and miracle stories and focused instead on Jesus' ethical teachings and parables. His edited version of the New Testament ends with the death of Jesus.
Against the backdrop of America's history with the Bible, we continue a series of messages entitled Creed: 9 Essentials to the Christian Faith. We are exploring the beliefs that form the theological center of Christianity. Each of these beliefs are lynchpins to the Christian faith, so that if you were to remove one of them you would see the Christian faith crumble. Much like the spine serves as the center of the human anatomy, there are fundamental beliefs that serve the Christian faith as its strength. This morning as we celebrate our nation, I want devote our time to a story where the lines of Patriotism and God's Word intersect. I want to direct your attention to third essential belief, ''We Believe in the Bible.''
This series, Creed, is designed to identify the ''bottom-line'' of Christianity's central concerns for both believers and non-believer's alike. The reason for this series is that beliefs ...
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