38 | Weird Bits: Inerrancy & Infallibility | Understanding the Bible VI

Weird bits of the bible. They're there. Now what do we do with them? In this episode we dive into scripture, wrestling with the inconsistencies, theological differences and other instances in the bible that can sometimes give a bit of a gut punch. We discuss our own personal journey's, different schools of thought and resting in the trust of God despite these feelings.  How do the parts of the bible that don't make sense, or seem to not fit, inform our faith?   How can our perspective on scripture move from cognitive dissonance to doubt & questioning to trusting Jesus before anything else?  Click here for Jessica's Website Process Theology: is the philosophical and theological position that God is changing, as is the universe. Open theism: "Open theism," also known as "openness theology," the "openness of God," and "free will theism," is an attempt to explain the foreknowledge of God in relationship to the free will of man. The argument of open theism is essentially this: human beings are truly free; if God absolutely knew the future, human beings could not truly be free. Therefore, God does not know absolutely everything about the future. Open theism holds that the future is not knowable. Therefore, God knows everything that can be known, but He does not know the future. The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish the standards of international law for humanitarian treatment in war. Dallas Albert Willard was an American philosopher also known for his writings on Christian spiritual formation. Much of his work in philosophy was related to phenomenology, particularly the work of Edmund Husserl, many of whose writings he translated into English for the first time. Marks Account Of Jesus   Matthew's Account Of Jesus   1 Kings 15:14   2 Chronicles 14:2   Click here to listen to our episodes on M Scott Pecks Four Stages Of Spiritual Development   Psalm 12:6   2 Timothy 3:16-17