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Re: “Proper” and “Rightly”: How Conservative Evangelicals Creat

Re: “Proper” and “Rightly”: How Conservative Evangelicals Creat

Submitted by J. R. Miller on 17 March, 2008 - 05:56.

glad you appreciate the humor in my question ;-)

I am trying to understand the kind of possibilities to which you are referring. May I ask you to work with me on an example?

Here is a passage for consideration

John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Here is one possible interpretation, “Jesus teaches here that he was the way for the Jews, but he did not mean to eliminate other ways or other truths that could lead to God. Different religions and cultures have different ways, and this does not invalidate the intent of what Jesus said here to the Jews.”

So given that there is no right and proper understanding of these words, would you agree that this interpretation is acceptable? Or would you say it is in error?

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“Proper” and “Rightly”: How Conservative Evangelicals Creatively Manage the Scriptures By: Jacob (23 replies) 16 March, 2008 - 21:58