Theocast
The Bible Is Not an Instruction Manual
October 20, 2021
Summary
In our second of two episodes on the implications of covenant theology, Jon and Justin consider the purpose and point of the whole Bible. It's not an instruction manual. It's not a step-by-step guide to godliness. It's not a medicine cabinet to cure everything that ails us. Rather, the Bible is about redemption. It's about Jesus. The guys unpack the implications of that and consider how to go to the Bible, how to use it, and how to understand it.
Topics
- Episode focus: The Bible Is Not an Instruction Manual
- In our second of two episodes on the implications of covenant theology, Jon and Justin consider the purpose and point of the whole Bible
- It's not a step-by-step guide to godliness
- It's not a medicine cabinet to cure everything that ails us
- Rather, the Bible is about redemption
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Transcript
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Hi, this is Justin.
Today on Theocast, we are going to be considering the fact that the Bible is not an instruction manual.
Many seem to think that it is.
Many also go to the Bible like it's a step-by-step guide to godliness or even a medicine cabinet that can cure anything that ails them.
But today, in our second of three episodes on implications of covenant theology, we're going to think about what the Bible is all about.
And it is, in fact, all about redemption and all about the work of Christ for us.
And so we're going to unpack that, John and I, in terms of what this means for us and how the Bible should be used, how we should go to it, what we should look for.
We hope that you are encouraged by this.
Stay tuned.
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Welcome to Theocast, encouraging weary pilgrims to rest in Christ: Conversations about the Christian life from a reformed and pastoral perspective.
Your hosts today are John Moffat, who is pastor of Grace Reformed Church in Springhill, Tennessee, and I'm Justin Perdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina.
John is saying hello for those of you watching on the YouTubes, where you can actually see his face and the handy-dandy whiteboard that he's holding up.
John, I'm feeling a little geeked up on the gospel today, man.
I'm feeling a little punchy.
It's about to have, I know, I'm excited about Christ.
I mean, always am, but like feel it really, really like viscerally this morning, which is always a wonderful place to be.
I almost come up with like new taglines whenever I'm feeling this way.
