Bridge of Reason

  G.K. Chesterton was once asked if we should take the Bible literally, this was his response: ‘The Bible says that Herod is a fox – that does not mean he has a bushy tail and pointy ears. It also says that Jesus is the door – that does not mean that he is wooden, flat and swinging on hinges.’ It is not possible within the scope of this article to cover the subject of hermeneutics in any great depth, but I will suggest a good book below in case you want to study this subject further. Hermeneutics is the art of biblical interpretation. As seen from my previous articles, this is matter of great importance. Many handle the Word of God in a slapdash and frivolous fashion and, in doing so, cause great damage to the body of Christ. This is sad because there are tools available to us that would greatly help our understanding of Scripture. Let us briefly consider some of them. What musical genre are national anthems? Country. The Bible is a book like no other. There are sixty-six books col...

  "A young couple from another church came to one of our assistant pastors for counselling about marital problems they started having soon after their wedding. After just a few minutes of interviewing the two, he could see they were miles apart in tastes, ideas, and opinions. “What made the two of you get married?” he asked. “A sermon our pastor preached on Joshua conquering Jericho.” (to which the pastor replied) “ What did that have to do with getting married?” “Well,” explained the husband, “Joshua and his army claimed Jericho, marched around it seven times, and the walls fell down. Our pastor told us that if we trusted God, claimed a certain young girl and marched around her seven times, the walls of her heart would collapse, and she would be willing to marry. So, I did it, and we got married.” Our assistant pastor stared in disbelief. Was this man putting him on? No, indeed. In fact, several couples in that particular church had gotten married on the same basis after he...