Tim Keller on Christians “ignoring OT texts.”

Tim Keller:

I find it frustrating when I read or hear columnists, pundits, or journalists dismiss Christians as inconsistent because “they pick and choose which of the rules in the Bible to obey.” What I hear most often is “Christians ignore lots of Old Testament texts—about not eating raw meat or pork or shellfish, not executing people for breaking the Sabbath, not wearing garments woven with two kinds of material and so on. Then they condemn homosexuality. Aren’t you just picking and choosing what they want to believe from the Bible?”

It is not that I expect everyone to have the capability of understanding that the whole Bible is about Jesus and God’s plan to redeem his people, but I vainly hope that one day someone will access their common sense (or at least talk to an informed theological advisor) before leveling the charge of inconsistency.

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2013/03/26/shellfish-homosexuality-and-the-charge-of-christian-inconsistency/

Here’s Tim Keller addressing the issues that I keep seeing brought up on blog discussion boards about the Christian’s inconsistent application of the Bible especially as it relates to homosexuality.

About Scott Dunford

Lead Church Planter at Redeemer Church of Silicon Valley and Director of West Coast Mobilization for ABWE International.
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