Theocast
I Just Believe the Bible
November 9, 2022
Summary
"I'm just saying what the Bible says." "I just believe the Bible." "That's what the verse says." Have you ever heard people say these things while contending for a theological position that sounds off to you? This practice has a name. It's called biblicism. As Christians, we all want to be people of the Word. The question is whether we are handling the Word correctly. Many people through history have drawn false conclusions by "just reading the Bible" divorced from orthodox theological frameworks. Jon and Justin have a conversation about all of this in today's episode.
Topics
- Episode focus: I Just Believe the Bible
- "I'm just saying what the Bible says." "I just believe the Bible." "That's what the verse says." Have you ever heard people say these things while contending for a theological…
- As Christians, we all want to be people of the Word
- The question is whether we are handling the Word correctly
- Many people through history have drawn false conclusions by "just reading the Bible" divorced from orthodox theological frameworks
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Transcript
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Hi, this is John.
And have you ever been in a conversation with somebody and they use the phrase, well, I just believe the Bible.
Well, Justin and I are going to have a conversation about that phrase, and really, what it's called is biblicism, isolationism, where we take proof text and take them out of context to make our point.
We're going to talk about how that leads to heresy and theological controversy throughout history.
So, we hope you enjoy this conversation.
It's lively, a little bit more academic, but I promise you, it's going to be helpful in helping you understand how to properly understand your Bible and love God's word.
Stay tuned.
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Welcome to Theocast, Encouraging Weary Pilgrims to Rest in Christ.
Conversations around clarifying the gospel and reclaiming the purpose of the kingdom from a reformed and pastoral perspective.
Your hosts today are Justin Perdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina, and I am John Moffitt, pastor of Grace Reform Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee.
And Justin is not in Asheville today, but he is in a beach house.
A condo.
A condo, sorry.
He's in the condo, getting some time away to rest and read.
And I am definitely jealous, and I am looking forward to do the same very soon.
So, but before we get started, go ahead.
