4 Bible Reading Attitudes Part 3

Previously I introduced the issue of 4 diverse attitudes Christians have about the Bible:

1. We don’t respect the Bible.
2. We respect the Bible, sort of.
3. We respect the Bible and use it to justify what we believe.
4. We respect the Bible as God’s very words.

Last time I talked about the attitude, We respect the Bible, sort of. People who have this attitude generally respect the Bible's authority as God's very words. The problem is that they sometimes undermine that respect with habits and practices that run counter to what is being communicated in the text. There are several reasons for this, but most of the time it's a benevolent error.

4 Bible Reading Attitudes Part 2

Last time I introduced the issue of diverse attitudes Christians have about the Bible. The first attitude I discussed was the “We don’t respect the Bible” attitude. In it people who have this attitude would never admit they don’t respect the Bible. But they treat the Bible as inconsequential or non-authoritative when it contradicts current cultural values and practices.

4 Bible Reading Attitudes Part 1

I used to think that all Christians believed reading the Bible was essential to being Christian. But over the years I've discovered that Christians vary widely on the Bible's importance.