THE REAL BIBLE

Richard Beck, professor and author wrote, (Concerning the graphic history recorded in Genesis)

“And for a lot of readers, it’s all a bit of a scandal and stumbling block. As we wade through the troubled domestic waters of Genesis, we scratch our heads asking, “Seriously, this soap opera is supposed to be an inspired religious text in which we learn about God?” And yet, instead of a scandal, “I think all this is a part of the Bible’s genius. For where else is salvation supposed to play out except in the small, messy, intimate spaces of your life? 

As we know, the Bible doesn’t hand us a moral rulebook to follow. The Bible isn’t an ethics class. Nor is the Bible a deep treatise on theology and metaphysics. The Bible isn’t for philosophers. And nor is the Bible a richly textured symbolic and mythological tale revealing timeless spiritual truths. The Bible isn’t a Jungian geek fest. The Bible is, rather, a collection of stories about real people in real places, and about how God comes to them, and to us and the entire world, in small, messy, intimate spaces. The great drama of salvation is playing out, as it always has, right here and right now, in the soap opera that is our life.”

“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” Jesus