Friday, December 25, 2009
How Now Shall We Read
There are both good reasons and bad reasons for turning to other Christian writings besides the Bible. The bad reasons stem from thinking the content of Scripture is tasteless and tame. The good reasons stem from a healthy appetite not only for the savory unbridled truth of the Word but to share in this rich banquet with other believers. The best writers may illuminate parts of the rich banquet table that may have been dark to us, thus increasing our appetite for the Bible, and especially for God himself. The worst of Christian literature will have us navel-gazing at self-validating ideas.
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Hey Jason, thanks for commenting on my SCL post yesterday. Your church's outreach sounds awesome!
ReplyDeleteOh, and I'm with you here. I think there's way too many Christian books on the shelves, because most of them come from the latter category.
Hope to see you around again soon!