It appears that neither Israel, Luke, or the Revelator got it right (John anticipating it happening in his lifetime). Now some 2,000 years since the Jesus movement began, can we say that the church got it right?
Steve Kindle, The Law’s Inevitable Tension between Ideal and Reality
Steve’s post is included in our discussion of the law in scripture. A directory is included there.
by Steve Kindle One of my “Pastoral Theology” professors remarked, “You can never underestimate the biblical illiteracy of a congregation.” This has proven true in all of the congregations I have served from Fundamentalist to Progressive. (Yes, I was once a Fundamentalist.) It is a continuing problem. I just completed nearly a year leading a…
This post is part of our ongoing discussion of the law in scripture. It is extracted from Finding Stability in Uncertain Times by Ron Higdon. Finding Stability in Uncertain Times, pp. 89-90 When Jesus was asked to give the greatest commandment in the Law, his reply essentially combined two Hebrew Scripture passages: “Love the Lord…
Steve Kindle has started a new ministry, Pastor2Pew, which provides resources for progressive pastors preaching from the lectionary. His interviews include a number of leading lights, including Walter Brueggemann, but more importantly (to me!) Energion author Bruce Epperly. Here’s our discussion: [slideshow_deploy id=’2356′]
The law drives us to the Gospel. The Gospel saves us from the curse of the law but in turn directs us back to the law to search its spirit, its goodness and its beauty. The law of God is still a lamp unto our feet. Without it we stumble and trip and grope in…
A Response to Steve Kindle This post is part of our series, Discussing the Law in Scripture. It is written in response to Steve Kindle’s article The Law’s Inevitable Tension between Ideal and Reality. Steve makes a bold and faithful statement here in this article “As noted by scholars from Von Rad, Noth, to Bruggemann,…
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is part of our series on controversial questions. A NO post will normally follow a YES post. Join in by posting your comments.] by Steve Kindle As with most of the controversial questions in this series, they must be qualified in certain ways due to the wide range of possible approaches….
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