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    'The Bible Isn't the Word of God': Nashville Church Comes under Fire for Denying the Bible Is God's

    So the Bible has things in it that go against the character of God? I guess that's how you think when you don't recognize it as the Word of God.
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    A progressive church in Nashville, Tennessee has been largely criticized as of late after the church openly denied that the Bible is God's Word in a recent social media post.

    In a post on Facebook, GracePointe Church posted a recap of a message titled "The Bible | What Is Progressive Christianity?" from lead pastor Joshua Scott's Feb. 7 sermon.

    "As Progressive Christians, we're open to the tensions and inconsistencies in the Bible", the church wrote in the caption. "We know that it can't live up to impossible, modern standards. We strive to more clearly articulate what Scripture is and isn't," the church noted before further expanding on what the church believes the Bible is and is not.

    GracePointe Church added that the Bible "isn't: the Word of God, self-interpreting, a science book, an answer/rule book, inerrant or infallible." Instead, the church argued, the Bible is "a product of community, a library of texts, multi-vocal, a human response to God, living and dynamic."

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    A picture accompanying the written post reiterates the church's statement on what the Bible is and isn't, in accordance with their progressive beliefs.

    At the time of this writing, the Facebook post has received roughly 2,100 comments and over 1,400 emoji reactions. More than half of the emoji reactions on the post are angry faces. There are also over 300 laughing emoji reactions and more than 160 sad face emoji reactions.

    A majority of comments criticized the church for their statement on the Bible, while few praised them for being outspoken.

    In an interview with The Christian Post, Pastor Scott, who grew up Southern Baptist, addressed the reactions to his message, explaining that it should spark conversation among Christians.

    "You know, my intent really was, this is a conversation that we're having in our community," he told the outlet. "So yeah, I do think it's a good conversation and I think it's a conversation that needs to happen within that sort of the broader Christian culture."

    Scott added that Christians have a tendency to "treat the Bible almost as an idol".

    "And in doing so, we fail, I think, to see the real call, which is never for us just to read something but always for us to read it, wrestle with it and then embody the rest of it the way we live our lives in the world," he contended.

    The progressive pastor told The Christian Post that conversations that are deemed "off limits" within traditional Christianity are probably deemed as such because "we're afraid of them".

    Regarding his statement that the Bible can't live to moral standards, Scott explained that the problem is ultimately "our fault" rather than the Word of God itself.

    "That's our fault. I'm not saying the Bible has some sort of flaw in it," he said.

    He contended that Christians place unrealistic expectations on the Bible "that it just isn't intended to bear and can't bear."

    "Because if we go to the Bible and we're looking for really up to date information on how the cosmos works, we're not going to find it because I don't think the Bible is a book trying to tell how things change," Scott claimed. "I think the Bible is trying to say to us why."

    He added, "The Bible isn't necessarily the source of the how, the Bible is the source of why do we exist, why is there a world, what does it mean to be a human being in the world, how do we live our lives in the best way possible. I think those are more of the questions the Bible is trying to get at."

    While Scott believes that some parts of the Bible is God's Word, such as the Lord speaking to Old Testament prophets, he argued that there are other things in it that "goes against the character of God."

    "There are genocides that have been divinely sanctioned in the Bible. People have used the text in the Bible, plain readings of the text at times to support white supremacy, to defend slavery, to defend segregation," he explained. "Saying the Bible is inerrant and infallible, it absolves us of our responsibility to do what our ancestors did, which is to wrestle."

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    We shouldn't be surprised as Jesus warned of deception.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    ... This is a conversation that we're having in our community," he told the outlet. "So yeah, I do think it's a good conversation, and I think it's a conversation that needs to happen within that sort of the broader Christian culture."

    The progressive pastor told The Christian Post that conversations that are deemed "off limits" within traditional Christianity are probably deemed as such because "we're afraid of them"
    Most over-used word in 2020 and now into 2021 = Conversation

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    Brothers and sisters, we are witnessing the great falling away. The apostasy. If you cannot trust any portion of the scriptures then you cannot trust any of them. Where does that leave us? Without hope. This is what happens when you have religion instead of a living relationship with the Lord.

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    Maybe this pastor is getting so much grief because his reported critics don't take time to realize what he's actually teaching about?

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    Most over-used word in 2020 and now into 2021 = Conversation
    Personally, I think the most over-used word in 2020 and 2021 is, literally.
    I once heard a woman say in all seriousness, "...that literally blew my mind into pieces!"
    "Sometimes the devil allows people to live a life free of trouble because he doesn't want people turning to God. Their sin is like a jail cell, except it is all nice and comfy and there doesn't seem to be any reason to leave. The door's wide open. Till one day time runs out and the door slams shut and suddenly it's too late to get out."
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    Quote Originally Posted by Biblemouse View Post
    Maybe this pastor is getting so much grief because his reported critics don't take time to realize what he's actually teaching about?

    Personally, I think the most over-used word in 2020 and 2021 is, literally.
    I once heard a woman say in all seriousness, "...that literally blew my mind into pieces!"
    And virtual.... I hate virtual meetings!

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