Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Does the Bible have relevance today?

Q: The Bible is old and pretty sexist; how can it have any relevance today?

The Bible is a record of God's interaction with creation, in all creation's glory and brokenness. In other words, when our lives are broken, bound up in sexism or any other "ism", scripture reflects that brokenness, as well as the power for healing that God brings.

So, yes, it's old; God's been interacting with us since "in the beginning". Yes, you'll read about lots of messed-up people in there. And given how broken we still are (after all these years!), it's still speaks with profound relevance to our lives.

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