Jon Meacham Quotes About Scripture

Quotes about: Scripture

• Among the many problems with taking the Bible literally is it reduces the most mysterious and complex of realities to simple - even simplistic - terms. Yes, scripture speaks of fire and damnation and eternal bliss, but the Bible is the product of human hands and hearts, and much of the imagery is allegorical, not meteorological.

  Jon Meacham

  Heart, Simple, Reality

• Only the most unapologetic biblical fundamentalists, for instance, take every biblical injunction literally. If we all took all scripture at the same level of authority, then we would be more open to slavery, to the subjugation of women, to wider use of stoning. Jesus himself spoke out frequently against divorce in the strongest of terms.

  Jon Meacham

  Jesus, Divorce, Biblical

• Scripture is not inerrant; believers are called to interpret biblical texts in light of tradition and reason.

  Jon Meacham

  Biblical, Light, Scripture

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