tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29105031.post3989903031697431728..comments2023-10-26T08:19:27.974-04:00Comments on Wandering Wonderers: Why did Jesus do stuff?Bart and Melissa Shadlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03473007257674577141noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29105031.post-68276946992337698792014-09-29T16:38:09.042-04:002014-09-29T16:38:09.042-04:00Yes, Karl! I'm in full agreement for sure. I...Yes, Karl! I'm in full agreement for sure. In fact, it's in reading the stories of Joni and Elizabeth Elliot that has perhaps cemented some of these questions in my heart.<br /><br />How do you think we could go about recapturing the ability to see truth as a story, and not simply facts? Have any ideas? Besides re-learning how we all seem to have been trained in how to read the Bible?Bart and Melissa Shadlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473007257674577141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29105031.post-52702988974745872162014-09-29T13:16:37.521-04:002014-09-29T13:16:37.521-04:00Great thoughts here Bart. I think we have assumpti...Great thoughts here Bart. I think we have assumptions about what a "wonderful plan for your life" means. And usually these assumptions would mean that the plans for people like Jim Elliot and Joni Earickson Tada were less than wonderful.<br /><br />I also think that our culture (and especially the culture that the Four Spiritual Laws came out of) approached Scripture and religion through a propositional lens, but the gospels especially were written through a narrative lens that shows us what Immanuel looks like. In other words, to recapture the meaning of much of Scripture, we need to recapture the ability to see truth as a story, and not simply as facts.Karlnoreply@blogger.com