Taking the Bible Seriously | Crash Course on Progressive Christianity

Every single person who reads the Bible brings their own perspective and interpretation to it. And yet so many people have weaponized this text based on their one specific lens. Today, lead pastor Josh Scott reflects on what it might look like for progressive Christians to take the Bible seriously. He breaks down the three key areas of disagreement between progressive and conservative Christians about the Bible — its origin, its authority, and its interpretation — and encourages us to view the Bible through the lens of human flourishing.

Episode Recap:

Progressive Christianity can take many different forms and flavors (3:35)
So many people have weaponized the Bible in harmful ways (5:57)
Origin: The Bible was written by different authors in different times with different perspectives (11:04)
The books of the Bible are in dialogue with each other (20:00)
Authority: The Bible’s authority comes from the meaning we give it (21:50)
Interpretation: Everyone interprets the Bible (32:32)
How we read the Bible says more about us than about God (34:10)
Answering questions from our community (38:39)


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