Maneuvering Room

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The next chapter in Franke’s book is Chapter 8, “Scripture As the Word of God.” And technically, everything should be okay, because the words are all okay, but everything is so darn parsed, and I think I recognize maneuvering room when I see it.

“The historic commitment of the church to the idea that Scripture is inspired by the Holy Spirit has led to the conclusion that the Bible is the Word of God and as such reflective of the intentions of God for human beings and all of creation” (p. 74).

Correct. So why does it clank? Why does it clank like an Abrams tank going over a tin bridge? Things like this can be technically correct, and still seem off, like the band leader counting off, “ONEtwothree4.” Or like a man proposing to his dear love Natalie, and having it come out, “naTAlie, woodJA CONsent to marREE me? This DecemBER?” All the information is there, but she would still be justified in thinking that he was making fun of her.

Throughout this chapter, the accent is consistently on the wrong syllAble. The Christian community thinks this, and we also believe that. We function with Scripture at the center, and we treat it as our authority. Christians are anxious to keep Word and Spirit together. The Bible is what it is because it is understood that way within the Christian community. The Bible provides us with a conceptual framework so that we . . .

Like a man introducing the key note speaker at a conference, and by the end of the introduction, we all know a lot more about the introducer than we do about that other guy, whoever he is.

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